†Micromys bendai van de Weerd 1979 (harvest mouse)
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Synonym: Micromys kozaniensis van de Weerd 1979
Full reference: A. van de Weerd. 1979. Early Ruscinian rodents and lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the lignites near Ptolemais (Macedonia, Greece). Proceedings Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Serie B) 82:127-170
Belongs to Micromys according to A. van de Weerd 1979
See also Hordijk and de Bruijn 2009
Sister taxa: Micromys minutus, Micromys steffensi
Type specimens:
- Micromys bendai: IVAU, PT393, an upper M1., a tooth. Its type locality is Ptolemais 1, which is in a Ruscinian mire/swamp lignite in Greece.
- Micromys kozaniensis: IVAU, PT3 306, a tooth (M1 sup.). Its type locality is Ptolemais 3, which is in a Ruscinian mire/swamp horizon in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection), Greece (7)
• Miocene of Greece (7), Italy (7)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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