Sinomylus zhaii McKenna and Meng 2001 (placental)

Mammalia - Glires

Full reference: M. C. McKenna and J. Meng. 2001. A primitive relative of rodents from the Chinese Paleocene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):565-572

Belongs to Sinomylus according to M. C. McKenna and J. Meng 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V12431, a partial skull. Its type locality is Mingguang, Tujinshan, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Tujinshan Formation of China.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Mingguang, Tujinshan

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