Synonym: Acritophiomys Sallam et al. 2012
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1908. New fossil mammals from the Fayûm Oligocene, Egypt. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24(16):265-272
Parent taxon: Phiomorpha according to H. M. Sallam et al. 2012
See also Jaeger et al. 2010, López-Antoñazas and Sen 2005, Marivaux et al. 2017, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Osborn 1908
Sister taxa: Bathyergidae, Birkamys, Mubhammys, Namaphiomys, Phiomyidae, Rupestromys, Turkanamys
Subtaxa: Phiomys andrewsi Phiomys bowni Phiomys hammudai
Type: Phiomys andrewsi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Egypt (5), Libya (1), Oman (2)
• Eocene of Libya (1), Namibia (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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