†Paraphiomys pigotti Andrews 1914 (cane rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1914. Appendix II. On the Lower Miocene Vertebrates from British East Africa, collected by Dr. Felix Oswald. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 70(1-4):163-186
Belongs to Paraphiomys according to C. W. Andrews 1914
Sister taxa: Paraphiomys knolli, Paraphiomys orangeus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Karungu, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Kenya
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (5 collections), Uganda (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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