Mammalia - Rodentia - Archetypomyidae
Full reference: J. Meng, C. Li, X. Ni, Y. Wang, and K. C. Beard. 2007. A new Eocene rodent from the Lower Arshanto Formation in the Nuhetingboerhe (Camp Margetts) area, Inner Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3569:1-18
Parent taxon: Rodentia according to J. Meng et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Alagomyidae, Allactagidae, Allomyidae, Anomalomyidae, Anomaluroidea, Aplodontoidea, Callodontomys, Castorimorpha, Cavina, Cercolabidae, Conilurus, Cricetidae, Ctenohystrica, Cylindrodontidae, Dolosimus, Downsimys, Echinomyidae, Ectropomys, Entoptychidae, Epeiromys, Eryomyidae, Eryomyina, Florentiamyidae, Gliroidea, Homocentrus, Hystricognatha, Ischyromyidae, Ischyromyiformes, Ivanantonia, Megacricetodontidae, Muriformia, Mylagaulidae, Myodonta, Myomorpha, Pairomys, Paramyidae, Petauristidae, Pipestoneomyidae, Protrogomorpha, Pseudomys, Quercymys, Remyidae, Sciurognathi, Sciuroidea, Sciuromorpha, Siphneidae, Taeniodus, Theridomyoidea, Yuomyidae, Zamoramys, Zelomyidae
Subtaxa: Archetypomys
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Huheboerhe-Nuhetingboerhe (AS-1) (Eocene of China)