†Microdyromys praemurinus Freudenberg 1941 (dormouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Belongs to Microdyromys according to R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995
Sister taxa: Microdyromys complicatus, Microdyromys hildebrandti, Microdyromys koenigswaldi, Microdyromys legidensis, Microdyromys monspeliensis, Microdyromys orientalis, Microdyromys sinuosus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gaimersheim, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill horizon in Germany
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Switzerland (13)
• Oligocene of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), France (6), Germany (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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