Ottomania proavita de Bruijn et al. 2003 (gundi)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Full reference: H. de Bruijn, E. Unay, G. Sarac and A. Yïlmaz. 2003. A rodent assemblage from the Eo/Oligocene boundary interval near Süngülü, Lesser Caucasus, Turkey. Coloquios de Paleontología, Volumen Extraordinario 1:47-76

Belongs to Ottomania according to H. de Bruijn et al. 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MTA Süngülü C 552, a maxilla (dext. with D4-M2). Its type locality is Süngülü, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Turkey.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Süngülü

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