Tatera Lataste 1882 (large naked-soled gerbil)
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Parent taxon: Gerbillinae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Epimeriones, Gerbillurus, Gerbillus, Meriones, Pseudomeriones
Subtaxa: Tatera dichrura
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cote D'Ivoire (1 collection), Ethiopia (3), Kenya (3), Morocco (1), South Africa (6), Sudan (1), Tanzania (6), Zambia (5)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (1), South Africa (2)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (5), India (2), Kenya (3), Tanzania (3)
Total: 42 collections including 46 occurrences
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