†Gomphos ellae Kraatz et al. 2009 (placental)
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Mammalia - Glires - Mimotonidae
Full reference: B. P. Kraatz, D. Badamgarav, and F. Bibi. 2009. Gomphos ellae, a new mimotonid from the middle Eocene of Mongolia and its implications for the origin of Lagomorpha. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):576-583
Belongs to Gomphos according to J. Meng and B. P. Kraatz 2009
Sister taxa: Gomphos elkema, Gomphos progressus, Gomphos shevyrevae
Type specimen: MPC 30/1, a mandible. Its type locality is Tsagaan Khutel, which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Kholboldchi Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Tsagaan Khutel
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