Parent taxon: Muridae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Abditomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Apomys, Arvicanthis, Bullimus, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Limnomys, Mastacomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Mysops, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Tarsomys, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys
Subtaxa: Parapelomys robertsi
Type: Parapelomys robertsi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Afghanistan (1 collection), India (1)
• Turolian of Afghanistan (1), China (4)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Kenya (1)
• Miocene of China (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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