Progonomys

Progonomys; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	†Progonomys; Schaub, 1938
Type species
	Progonomys cathalai; Schaub, 1938
Other species
	Progonomys hispanicus Van der Weerd, 1976 Progonomys orientalis Schaub, 1938 Progonomys woelferi Bachmayer and Wilson, 1970

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". Retrieved 1 March 2026.
↑ Lazzari, Vincent; Aguilar, Jean-Pierre; Michaux, Jacques (2010). "Intraspecific variation and micro-macroevolution connection: illustration with the late Miocene genus Progonomys (Rodentia, Muridae)". Paleobiology. 36 (4): 641–657. doi:10.1666/09046.1. ISSN 0094-8373. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via Cambridge Core.
↑ 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". Geological Journal. doi:10.1002/gj.5250. ISSN 0072-1050. Retrieved 4 March 2026 – via ResearchGate.

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[1] "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[2] Lazzari, Vincent; Aguilar, Jean-Pierre; Michaux, Jacques (2010). "Intraspecific variation and micro-macroevolution connection: illustration with the late Miocene genus Progonomys (Rodentia, Muridae)". Paleobiology. 36 (4): 641–657. doi:10.1666/09046.1. ISSN 0094-8373. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via Cambridge Core.

[3] 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". Geological Journal. doi:10.1002/gj.5250. ISSN 0072-1050. Retrieved 4 March 2026 – via ResearchGate.

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