Parapelomys

Extinct genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Parapelomys is an extinct genus of murid rodent that lived during the Neogene.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
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Parapelomys
Temporal range: Neogene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: †Parapelomys
Species:
†P. robertsi
Binomial name
†Parapelomys robertsi
Jacobs, 1978
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Palaeoecology

Parapelomys robertsi had much lower δ13C values than the contemporary Karnimata huxleyi, suggesting the former consumed grass much less often than the latter.[1]

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