Heosminthus Wang 1985 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to H. de Bruijn et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus, Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Dipus, Jaculus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Protalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides, Stylodipus

Subtaxa: Heosminthus borrae Heosminthus chimidae Heosminthus minutus Heosminthus nomogenesis Heosminthus primiveris Heosminthus verus

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Type: Heosminthus primiveris

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mongolia (5 collections)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Mongolia (1)

• Oligocene of China (3), Mongolia (51), Serbia and Montenegro (5)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Turkey (1)

• Eocene of China (1), Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 68 collections including 109 occurrences

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