Kazygurtia Nessov 1987 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae

Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1987. Rezultaty poiskov i issledovaniya Melovykh i Rannepaleogenovykh mlekopitayushikh na territorii SSSR [Results of searches and investigations of Cretaceous and early Paleogene mammals in the territory of the USSR]. Ezhegodnik Vzezoyuznaya Paleontologicheskiy Obshchevstvo 30:199-218

Parent taxon: Chapattimyidae according to L. A. Nessov 1987

See also Huang et al. 2004 and Meng et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Baluchimyinae, Basalomys, Birbalomys, Chapattimyinae, Chapattimys, Gumbatomys, Subathumys

Subtaxa: Kazygurtia clivosa

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Type: Kazygurtia clivosa

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Zhylga 1a (Paleocene of Kazakhstan)

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