Metaphiomys Osborn 1908 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1908. New fossil mammals from the Fayûm Oligocene, Egypt. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24(16):265-272

Parent taxon: Thryonomyoidea according to H. M. Sallam and E. R. Seiffert 2019

See also Coster et al. 2012, López-Antoñazas and Sen 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, Osborn 1908 and Stevens et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Diamantomyidae, Diamantomys, Kahawamys, Kenyamyidae, Lavocatomys, Monamys, Myophiomyidae, Petromuridae, Phiomyoides, Prepomonomys, Simonimys, Thryonomyidae

Subtaxa: Metaphiomys beadnelli Metaphiomys schaubi Metaphiomys zallahensis

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Type: Metaphiomys beadnelli

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (3 collections), Libya (3), Oman (2), Tanzania (1)

• Eocene of Namibia (1)

Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences

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