Antemus chinjiensis Jacobs 1977 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: L. L. Jacobs. 1977. A new genus of murid rodent from the Miocene of Pakistan and comments on the origin of the Muridae. PaleoBios (25)1-12

Belongs to Antemus according to L. L. Jacobs 1977

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GSP 7649, a tooth (M1/). Its type locality is Yale:GSP locality 41, which is in a Miocene fluvial horizon in the Chinji Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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