†Plesiesthonyx Lemoine 1891 (tillodont)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Synonym: Franchaius Baudry 1992
Parent taxon: Esthonychidae according to J. J. Hooker 2010
See also Lucas and Schoch 1998 and Wang and Jin 2004
Sister taxa: Adapidium, Esthonychinae, Megalesthonyx, Trogosinae
Subtaxa: Plesiesthonyx luciae Plesiesthonyx minimus
Type: Plesiesthonyx luciae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (4 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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