Oxynocricetodon leptaleos Wang and Meng 1986 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Eucricetodon leptaleos

Full reference: B. Wang and J. Meng. 1986. Eucricetodon (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Lower Oligocene of Qujing, Yunnan, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 24(2):110-120

Belongs to Oxynocricetodon according to H. Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2010

See also Wang 2007

Sister taxon: Oxynocricetodon erenensis

Type specimen: IVPP V7953.1, a tooth

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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