Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: P. López-Guerrero, O. Maridet, Z. Zhang and G. Daxner-Höck. 2017. A new species of Argyromys (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Oligocene of the Valley of Lakes (Mongolia): Its importance for palaeobiogeographical homogeneity across Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. PLoS ONE 12(3):e0172733:1-23
Belongs to Argyromys according to P. López-Guerrero et al. 2017
Sister taxon: Argyromys aralensis
Type specimen: NHMW 2015/0312/0001, a maxilla. Its type locality is Taatsiin Gol West, TGW-A/2a, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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