†Chardinomys louisi Zhou 1988 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: X. Zhou. 1988. The Pliocene Micromammalian Fauna from Jingle, Shanxi and a Discussion of the Age of the Jingle Red Clay. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 26(3):181-197
Belongs to Chardinomys according to X. Zhou 1988
Sister taxa: Chardinomys bilikeensis, Chardinomys yusheensis
Type specimen: IVPP V8655, a maxilla (sin. with m1-m3). Its type locality is Hefeng, Jingle County, Northern Shanxi Province, which is in the Ruscinian of horizon China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Hefeng, Jingle County, Northern Shanxi Province
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