Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Full reference: M. Schlosser. 1884. Die Nager des europäischen Tertiärs nebst Betrachtungen über die Organisation und die geschichtliche Entwicklung der Nager überhaupt [The rodents of the european Tertiary with general considerations of the organisation and the evolutionary history of the rodents]. Palaeontographica 31(1-2):19-162
Parent taxon: Theridomyinae according to M. Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Blainvillimys, Isoptychus, Paratheridomys, Patriotheridomys, Theridomys, Toeniodus
Subtaxa: Protechimys lebratierensis Protechimys major
Type: Protechimys major
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections), Switzerland (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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