Protarsomys lavocati Mein and Pickford 2003 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: P. Mein and M. Pickford. 2003. Rodentia (other than Pedetidae) from the Orange River deposits, Namibia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:147-160

Belongs to Protarsomys according to P. Mein and M. Pickford 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AD483'95, a mandible (mandible with m1-m3). Its type locality is Arrisdrift, which is in a Miocene channel sandstone in Namibia.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Namibia (1 collection), Uganda (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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