Biology:Progonomys
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Progonomys is an extinct genus of murid rodent that lived in Africa and Eurasia during the Miocene epoch.[1]
Description
Progonomys clauzoni possesses a first mandibular molar with no anterocentral cusp, alternating positions of labial and longitudinal cusp rows, and a symmetric anteroconid.[2]
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Because cf. Progonomys from Tortonian deposits in the Siwalik Hills lacked modified radial enamel in its incisors, it is believed to have eaten a diet composed of leaves, flowers, seeds, fleshy roots, and insects.[3]
References
- ↑ "PBDB Taxon". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:41922.
- ↑ Lazzari, Vincent; Aguilar, Jean-Pierre; Michaux, Jacques (2010). "Intraspecific variation and micro-macroevolution connection: illustration with the late Miocene genus Progonomys (Rodentia, Muridae)" (in en). Paleobiology 36 (4): 641–657. doi:10.1666/09046.1. ISSN 0094-8373. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/abs/intraspecific-variation-and-micromacroevolution-connection-illustration-with-the-late-miocene-genus-progonomys-rodentia-muridae/82452C4D43F24188A3DB337E27E8CE3D. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Ningthoujam Premjit; Singh, Abhishek Pratap; Sehgal, Ramesh Kumar; Sharma, K. Milankumar (28 May 2025). "Incisor Enamel Microstructure of the Late Miocene Siwalik Rodents From Dunera, Punjab State, North India: Functional and Ecological Implications" (in en). Geological Journal. doi:10.1002/gj.5250. ISSN 0072-1050. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392169475_Incisor_Enamel_Microstructure_of_the_Late_Miocene_Siwalik_Rodents_From_Dunera_Punjab_State_North_India_Functional_and_Ecological_Implications. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
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