Arguimus Dashzeveg 1979 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Synonym: Arguitherium Dashzeveg 1994

Full reference: D. Dashzeveg. 1979. Arguimus khosbajari gen. n, sp. n (Peramuridae, Eupantotheria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 24(2):199-204

Parent taxon: Zatheria according to A. Averianov et al. 2015

See also Dashzeveg 1979, Dashzeveg 1994, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004 and Lopatin and Averianov 2006

Sister taxa: Abelodon, Chunnelodon, Magnimus, Minimus, Mozomuridae, Nanolestes, Palaeoxonodon, Peramura, Prototheria, Tribosphenida

Subtaxa: Arguimus khosbajari

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Type: Arguimus khosbajari

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Khovboor (PIN coll. 3101) [SMPE] (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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