Protataromys yuanquensis Tong 1997 (gundi)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Full reference: Y. Tong. 1997. Middle Eocene Small Mammals from Liguanqiao Basin of Henan Province and Yuanqu Basin of Shanxi Province, Central China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 26:1-256

Belongs to Protataromys according to Tong 1997

Sister taxon: Protataromys mianchiensis

Type specimen: IVPP V10261, a tooth. Its type locality is Heti Formation Locality 1, which is in a Sharamurunian channel marl/sandstone in the Heti Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Heti Formation Locality 1

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