†Gomphos progressus Li et al. 2016 (placental)
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Mammalia - Glires - Mimotonidae
Full reference: Q. Li, Y.-Q. Wang, and L. Fostowicz-Frelik. 2016. Small mammal fauna from Wulanhuxiu (Nei Mongol, China) implies the Irdinmanhan–Sharamurunian (Eocene) faunal turnover. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(4):759-776
Belongs to Gomphos according to Q. Li et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Gomphos elkema, Gomphos ellae, Gomphos shevyrevae
Type specimen: IVPP V20259, a tooth. Its type locality is Wulanhuxiu - layer 4, which is in an Irdinmanhan terrestrial mudstone in the Ulan Shireh Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Wulanhuxiu - layer 4
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