Glirudinus antiquus Vianey-Liaud 2003 (dormouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Full reference: M. Vianey-Liaud. 2003. Gliridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) de l’Oligocène européen: origine de trois genres miocènes. Coloquios de Paleontología 1:669-698

Belongs to Glirudinus according to M. Vianey-Liaud 2003

Sister taxa: Glirudinus bouziguensis, Glirudinus eggingensis, Glirudinus engesseri, Glirudinus euryodon, Glirudinus glirulus, Glirudinus gracilis, Glirudinus haramiensis, Glirudinus matusi, Glirudinus minutus, Glirudinus modestus, Glirudinus undosus

Type specimen: ITD315, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Itardies, which is in a MP 23 terrestrial phosphorite in France.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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