Karakoromys Matthew and Granger 1923 (gundi)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Alternative spelling: Karakoramys

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. Nine new rodents from the Oligocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 102:1-10

Parent taxon: Tataromyinae according to M. Vianey-Liaud et al. 2006

See also Li and Meng 2015, Matthew and Granger 1923, McKenna and Bell 1997, Tong 1997, Wang and Qiu 2004 and Wang and Wang 1991

Sister taxa: Alashania, Tataromys

Subtaxa: Karakoromys decessus

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Type: Karakoromys decessus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of China (10 collections), Mongolia (10)

• Eocene of Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences

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