Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: M. Freudenthal and E. Martín-Suárez. 2017. A revision of European Plesiosminthus (Rodentia, Dipodidae), and new material from the upper Oligocene of Teruel (Spain). Palaeontologia Electronica 20(2):41A:1-25
Belongs to Plesiosminthus according to M. Freudenthal and E. Martín-Suárez 2017
Sister taxa: Plesiosminthus admyarion, Plesiosminthus asiaticus, Plesiosminthus barsboldi, Plesiosminthus bavaricus, Plesiosminthus conjunctus, Plesiosminthus fremdi, Plesiosminthus huangshuiensis, Plesiosminthus meridionalis, Plesiosminthus moniqueae, Plesiosminthus moralesi, Plesiosminthus myarion, Plesiosminthus olzi, Plesiosminthus promyarion, Plesiosminthus schaubi, Plesiosminthus tereskentensis, Plesiosminthus winistoerferi, Plesiosminthus xiningensis
Type specimen: MIR1 193, a tooth. Its type locality is Mirambueno 1, which is in an Oligocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Alcorisa Formation of Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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