†Ansomys orientalis Qiu 1987 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Belongs to Ansomys according to S. B. Hopkins 2004
Sister taxa: Ansomys crucifer, Ansomys cyanotephrus, Ansomys descendens, Ansomys hepburnensis, Ansomys nevadensis, Ansomys shantungensis, Ansomys shanwangensis
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Xiacaowan Micromammals (Miocene to Miocene of China)
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