†Amphidyromys pusillus Heller 1936 (Japanese dormouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Alternative combination: Glirulus pusillus
Belongs to Amphidyromys according to R. Dehm 1962
See also Daams and de Bruijn 1995
Sister taxa: Glirulus conjunctus, Glirulus diremptus, Glirulus ekremi, Glirulus gemmula, Glirulus japonicus, Glirulus lissiensis, Glirulus minor, Glirulus miocaenicus, Glirulus werenfelsi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1), Romania (1)
• MN 16 of Italy (1)
• Villafranchian of Hungary (1)
• Pliocene of Germany (3), Poland (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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