†Blainvillimys gregarius Schlosser 1884 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Belongs to Blainvillimys according to M. Vianey-Liaud and B. Schmid 2009
Sister taxa: Blainvillimys avus, Blainvillimys blainvillei, Blainvillimys gemellus, Blainvillimys helmeri, Blainvillimys langei, Blainvillimys rotundidens
Type specimen: BSP 1879 XV 518, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Mouillac, which is in a Rupelian terrestrial phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (19 collections), Spain (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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