Butomys prima Dashzeveg and Meng 1998 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: D. Dashzeveg and J. Meng. 1998. New Eocene ctenodactyloid rodents from the Eastern Gobi Desert of Mongolia and a phylogenetic analysis of ctenodactyloids based on dental features. American Museum Novitates 3246 :1-20

Belongs to Butomys according to D. Dashzeveg and J. Meng 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PSS 39/19, a mandible (a fragment of a right lower jaw with p4-m2 (fig.4))

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Butomys prima in the database

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