Occitanomys montheleni Aguilar et al. 1986 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: J.-P. Aguilar, M. Calvert, and J. Michaux. 1986. Description des rongeurs Pliocenes de la faune du Mont-Helene (Pyrenees-Orientales, France), nouveau jalon entre les faunes de Perpignan (Serrat-d'en-Vacquer) et de Sete. Palaeovertebrata 16(3):127-144

Belongs to Occitanomys according to J.-P. Aguilar et al. 1986

Sister taxa: Occitanomys (Rhodomys), Occitanomys anomalus, Occitanomys brailloni, Occitanomys neutrum, Occitanomys provocator

Type specimen: MTH 831. Maxillary fragment with M1 & M2, a maxilla. Its type locality is Mont-Helene, which is in a Ruscinian fissure fill horizon in France.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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