Deperetomys calefactus Marković et al. 2019 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: Z. Marković, H. de Bruijn, A. A. Weerd and W. Wessels. 2019. Deperetomys (Rodentia, Muridae) from the Oligocene of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Belongs to Deperetomys according to Z. Marković et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Cricetodon (Deperetomys) rhodanicus, Deperetomys anatolicus, Deperetomys dingusi, Deperetomys hagni, Deperetomys intermedius, Deperetomys magnus, Deperetomys saltensis

Type specimen: UGL-407, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Ugljevik, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial coal in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Ugljevik

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