Bathyergoides neotertiarius Stromer 1926 (mole rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae

Full reference: E. Stromer. 1926. Reste Land- und Süsswasser bewohnender Wirbeltiere aus den Diamantfeldern Deutsch Südwestafrica. Die Diamantenwüste Südwest- Afrikas 2:139-141

Belongs to Bathyergoides according to L. Bento Da Costa and B. Senut 2022

See also Stromer 1926

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at GT Carrière (Miocene of Namibia)

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