†Oxynocricetodon leptaleos Wang and Meng 1986 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Eucricetodon leptaleos
Full reference: B. Wang and J. Meng. 1986. Eucricetodon (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Lower Oligocene of Qujing, Yunnan, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 24(2):110-120
Belongs to Oxynocricetodon according to H. Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2010
See also Wang 2007
Sister taxon: Oxynocricetodon erenensis
Type specimen: IVPP V7953.1, a tooth
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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