†Tyrrhenoglis Engesser 1976 (dormouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Full reference: B. Engesser. 1976. Tyrrhenoglis majori, ein neuer fossiler Gliride (Rodentia, Mammalia) aus Sardinien. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 69(3):783-793
Parent taxon: Dryomyinae according to R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995
Sister taxa: Chaetocauda, Dryomys, Eivissia, Eliomys, Gliruloides, Hypnomys, Maltamys, Microdyromys
Subtaxa: Tyrrhenoglis figariensis Tyrrhenoglis majori
Type: Tyrrhenoglis majori
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Italy (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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