Gaudeamus lavocati sp. nov. (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the early Oligocene of Zallah, Libya: first African caviomorph?

P. Coster, M. Benammi, V. Lazzari, G. Billet, T. Martin, M. Salem, A. Abolhassan Bilal, Y. Chaimanee, M. Schuster, X. Valentin, M. Brunet, and J.-J. Jaeger

2010

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Naturwissenschaften 97:697-706

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Gaudeamus aegyptius
• Gaudeamus lavocati

Taxonomy:

• Gaudeamus aegyptius belongs to Gaudeamus - Wood (1968)
• Gaudeamus belongs to Hystricognathi - Coster et al. (2010)
• Gaudeamus lavocati belongs to Gaudeamus - Coster et al. (2010)
• Caviomorpha belongs to Hystricognathi - Coster et al. (2010)
• Octodontoidea belongs to Caviomorpha - Coster et al. (2010)
• Cavioidea belongs to Caviomorpha - Coster et al. (2010)
• Hystricidae belongs to Hystricognathi - Coster et al. (2010)
• Phiomorpha belongs to Hystricognathi - Coster et al. (2010)
• Thryonomyoidea belongs to Ctenohystrica - Coster et al. (2010)