Dryomys apulus Freudenthal and Martin-Suarez 2006 (dormouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Full reference: M. Freudenthal and E. Martin-Suarez. 2006. Gliridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene fissure filling Biancone 1 (Gargano, Province of Foggia, Italy). Palaeontologia Electronica 9(2):1-23

Belongs to Dryomys according to M. Freudenthal and E. Martin-Suarez 2006

Sister taxa: Dryomys ambiguus, Dryomys chaabi, Dryomys laniger, Dryomys nitedula

Type specimen: RGM 455924, a tooth (m1 inf. dext.). Its type locality is Biancone 1, which is in a Miocene fissure fill horizon in Italy.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Biancone 1

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