†Plesispermophilus macrodon Schmidt-Kittler and Vianey-Liaud 1979 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: N. Schmidt-Kittler and M. Vianey-Liaud. 1979. Evolution des Aplodontidae Oligocènes Européens. Palaeovertebrata 9(2):33-82
Belongs to Plesispermophilus according to N. Schmidt-Kittler and M. Vianey-Liaud 1979
Sister taxa: Plesispermophilus angustidens, Plesispermophilus argoviensis, Plesispermophilus ernii
Type specimen: BSP 1952 II-3421, a partial skull. Its type locality is Gaimersheim, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill horizon in Germany.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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