Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to Z. Qiu et al. 1981
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus, Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Dipus, Heosminthus, Jaculus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides, Stylodipus
Subtaxa: Protalactaga moghrebiensis Protalactaga sefriouii Protalactaga tunggurensis Protalactaga tungurrensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (6 collections), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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