†Aratomys bilikeensis Qiu and Storch 2000 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: Z. Qiu and G. Storch. 2000. The early Pliocene Micromammalian Fauna of Bilike, Inner Mongolia, China (Mammalia: Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Rodentia, Lagomorpha). Senckenbergiana lethaea 80(1):173-229
Belongs to Aratomys according to Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000
Sister taxon: Aratomys multifidus
Type specimen: IVPP V11909, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.). Its type locality is Bilike, which is in a Pliocene lacustrine horizon in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection)
• MN 13 of China (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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