Taishanomys changlensis Tong and Dawson 1995 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Paramyidae

Full reference: Y. Tong and M. Dawson. 1995. Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from Shadong Province, People's Republic of China. Annals of Carnegie Museum 64(1):51-63

Belongs to Taishanomys according to Y. Tong and M. Dawson 1995

Sister taxon: Taishanomys parvulus

Type specimen: IVPP 10691, a mandible. Its type locality is Changle Coal Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial coal in the Wutu Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Changle Coal Mine

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