Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Full reference: B.-Y. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu. 2000. Dipodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Lower Member of Xianshuihe Formation in Lanzhou Basin, Gansu, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38(1):10-35
Belongs to Heterosminthus according to Wang and Qiu 2000
Sister taxa: Heterosminthus firmus, Heterosminthus gansus, Heterosminthus intermedius, Heterosminthus minutus, Heterosminthus mongoliensis, Heterosminthus orientalis
Type specimen: IVPP V11713, a tooth (Left M1). Its type locality is Shangxigou (GL 9601B), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Xianshuihe Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of Mongolia (2 collections)
• Oligocene of China (6), Mongolia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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