Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Belongs to Plesiosminthus according to Ziegler 1994
Sister taxa: Plesiosminthus admyarion, Plesiosminthus asiaticus, Plesiosminthus barsboldi, Plesiosminthus bavaricus, Plesiosminthus fremdi, Plesiosminthus huangshuiensis, Plesiosminthus margaritae, Plesiosminthus meridionalis, Plesiosminthus moniqueae, Plesiosminthus moralesi, Plesiosminthus myarion, Plesiosminthus olzi, Plesiosminthus promyarion, Plesiosminthus schaubi, Plesiosminthus tereskentensis, Plesiosminthus winistoerferi, Plesiosminthus xiningensis
Type specimen: SMNS 45661, a mandible. Its type locality is Herrlingen 8, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill limestone in Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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