†Litodonomys lajeensis Li and Qiu 1980 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Alternative combination: Plesiosminthus lajeensis
Full reference: C.-k. Li and Z.-d. Qiu. 1980. Early Miocene mammalian fossils of Xining Basin, Qinghai. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(3):198-214
Belongs to Litodonomys according to G. Daxner-Höck et al. 2014
See also Li and Qiu 1980
Sister taxa: Litodonomys huangheensis, Litodonomys xishuiensis
Type specimen: IVPP V.5998
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (9)
• Oligocene to Miocene of China (1), Mongolia (2)
• Oligocene of Mongolia (5)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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