Pappocricetodon neimongolensis Li 2012 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: Q. Li. 2012. Middle Eocene cricetids (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50(3):237-244

Belongs to Pappocricetodon according to Q. Li 2012

Sister taxa: Pappocricetodon antiquus, Pappocricetodon kazakstanicus, Pappocricetodon rencunensis, Pappocricetodon schaubi, Pappocricetodon siziwangqiensis

Type specimen: IVPP V16498.1, a tooth (Right M1). Its type locality is Huheboerhe escarpment (IM-1), which is in an Eocene fluvial sandstone in the Irdin Manha Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Huheboerhe escarpment (IM-1)

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