Ruscinomys Depéret 1890 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Cricetodontini according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxon: Byzantinia

Subtaxa: Ruscinomys europaeus Ruscinomys lasallei

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Type: Ruscinomys europaeus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of France (2 collections), Spain (4)

• MN 13 of Portugal (1), Spain (2)

• Miocene of France (2), Italy (1), Spain (15)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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