Eoelfomys, Vianey-Liaud & Hautier, 2022

Vianey-Liaud, Monique & Hautier, Lionel, 2022, Revision of the genus PRotadelomYS, a middle Eocene theridomyoid rodent: evolutionary and biochronological implications, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (8) 141 (1), pp. 1-98 : 89-90

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-022-00245-3
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/497F1B1D-FFEA-DF67-C739-4573FD6AFDB9
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Eoelfomys
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Genus Eoelfomys nov. gen.

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Type species. Eoelfomys lapradensis nov. gen. nov sp.

Type locality. Laprade (Lot, Quercy), middle Eocene ( MP14 ) .

Diagnosis. Tat of the type species Eoelfomys lapradensis nov. gen. nov. sp.

Remarks

Te smallest teeth from Laprade were referred to Elfomys nov. sp. by Hartenberger (in Sudre et al., 1990) and this identification was taken over by Comte et al. (2012). However, even if these teeth display some morphological and length similarities with Elfomys engesseri Hooker & Weidmann , they are larger and show unique feature combination, which justifies the creation of a new taxon, to which the mandible Ek H003 from Egerkingen could belong.