Birbalomys Sahni and Khare 1973 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae

Synonym: Metkamys Sahni and Srivastava 1976

Full reference: A. Sahni and S. K. Khare. 1973. Additional Eocene mammals from the Subathu Formation of Jammu and Kashmir. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 17:31-49

Parent taxon: Chapattimyidae according to K. Kumar et al. 1997

See also Averianov 1996, Gingerich et al. 1983, Hartenberger 1982, Li and Meng 2015, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sahni and Khare 1973, Sahni and Srivastava 1976 and Thewissen et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Baluchimyinae, Basalomys, Chapattimyinae, Chapattimys, Gumbatomys, Kazygurtia, Subathumys

Subtaxa: Birbalomys ibrahimshahi Birbalomys sondaari Birbalomys woodi

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Type: Birbalomys woodi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of India (8 collections), Pakistan (5)

Total: 13 collections including 21 occurrences

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