†subfamily Lophocricetinae Savinov 1970 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to W. Wessels et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus, Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Dipus, Heosminthus, Jaculus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Protalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides, Stylodipus

Subtaxa: Heterosminthus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (4 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (1), Mongolia (10)

• Oligocene to Miocene of China (1), Mongolia (3), Turkey (1)

• Oligocene of China (6), Mongolia (7)

Total: 34 collections including 43 occurrences

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