Gerbillus Desmarest 1804 (gerbil)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Parent taxon: Gerbillina according to J. E. Gray 1825

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Epimeriones, Gerbillurus, Meriones, Pseudomeriones, Tatera

Subtaxa: Gerbillus agag

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Ecology: ground dwelling granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Algeria (7 collections), Ethiopia (1), Georgia (1), Israel (3), Morocco (5), South Africa (2)

• Pliocene of Armenia (1), Morocco (2)

• Miocene of Greece (1)

Total: 23 collections including 34 occurrences

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