†Ansomys shantungensis Rensberger and Li 1986 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Alternative combination: Prosciurus shantungensis
Belongs to Ansomys according to S. B. Hopkins 2004
Sister taxa: Ansomys crucifer, Ansomys cyanotephrus, Ansomys descendens, Ansomys hepburnensis, Ansomys nevadensis, Ansomys orientalis, Ansomys shanwangensis
Type specimen: IVPP V5251, a tooth (left [lower] M1 or M2)
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ansomys shantungensis in the database
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