Malacothrix Wagner 1843 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Parent taxon: Dendromurinae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxon: Dendromus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (3 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)
• Pliocene of South Africa (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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