Synonym: Waslamys Sallam et al. 2009
Full reference: J.-J. Jaegar, C. Denys, and B. Coiffart. 1985. New Phiomorpha and Anomaluridae from the late Eocene of north-west Africa: phylogenetic implications. Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents: A Multidisciplinary Analysis 567-588
Parent taxon: Protophiomyinae according to P. Coster et al. 2012
See also Jaegar et al. 1985, Jaeger et al. 2010, McKenna and Bell 1997, Pickford et al. 2008 and Sallam et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Protophiomys aegyptensis Protophiomys algeriensis Protophiomys attiai Protophiomys durattalahensis Protophiomys tunisiensis
Type: Protophiomys algeriensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Algeria (1 collection), Egypt (1), Libya (2), Namibia (3), Tunisia (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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