Prolapsus sibilatoris Wood 1973 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1973. Eocene Rodents, Pruett Formation, Southwest Texas; Their Pertinence to the Origin of the South African Caviomorpha. Pearce-Sellards Series 20

Belongs to Prolapsus according to A. E. Wood 1973

Sister taxon: Prolapsus junctionis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Whistler Squat (TMM 41372), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Devil's Graveyard Formation of Texas

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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