Mammalia - Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Full reference: L.J. Flynn, L.L. Jacobs, and I.U. Cheema. 1986. Baluchimyinae, A New Ctenodactyloid Rodent Subfamily from the Miocene of Baluchistan. American Museum Novitates 2841:1-58
Belongs to Fallomus according to L. Marivaux and J.-L. Welcomme 2003
See also Flynn et al. 1986
Sister taxa: Fallomus ginsburgi, Fallomus ladakhensis, Fallomus quraishyi
Type specimen: GSP 21218, a tooth (M2 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Y-GSP 417, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Chitarwata Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of India (2 collections), Pakistan (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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