Heterosminthus Schaub 1930 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Parent taxon: Lophocricetinae according to W. Wessels et al. 2003

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Heterosminthus firmus Heterosminthus gansus Heterosminthus intermedius Heterosminthus lanzhouensis Heterosminthus minutus Heterosminthus mongoliensis Heterosminthus orientalis

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Type: Heterosminthus orientalis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (4 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (1), Mongolia (10)

• Oligocene to Miocene of China (1), Mongolia (3), Turkey (1)

• Oligocene of China (6), Mongolia (7)

Total: 34 collections including 43 occurrences

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