Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Full reference: O. Fejfar, M. Rummel, and Y. Tomida. 1998. New eomyid genus and species from the Early Miocene (MN-zones 3-4) of Europe and Japan related to Apeomys (Eomyidae, Rodentia, Mammalia). National Science Museum Monographs 14:123-143
Belongs to Megapeomys according to M. F. Morea and W. W. Korth 2002
See also Fejfar et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Megapeomys bobwilsoni, Megapeomys lindsayi
Type specimen: SNMP 74081a, a mandible (sin. with p4-m2). Its type locality is Merkur-North, which is in an Orleanian fluvial-lacustrine marl/coal in the Most Formation of the Czech Republic.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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