†Protataromys yuanquensis Tong 1997 (gundi)
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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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