Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: X. Huang. 1992. Zapodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Middle Oligocene of Ulantatal, Nei Mongol. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 30(4):249-286
Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to X. Huang 1992
Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus
Subtaxa: Shamosminthus sodovis Shamosminthus tongi Shamosminthus xiningensis
Type: Shamosminthus tongi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (5 collections), Mongolia (22), Turkey (1)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
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