†Paracricetops virgatoincisus Maridet and Ni 2013 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: O. Maridet and X. Ni. 2013. A New Cricetid Rodent from the Early Oligocene of Yunnan, China, and its Evolutionary Implications for Early Eurasian Cricetids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(1):185-194
Belongs to Paracricetops according to O. Maridet and X. Ni 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V17821.1, a mandible. Its type locality is Lijiawa mammalian fossil locality, which is in an Oligocene fluvial mudstone/marl in the Caijiachong Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Lijiawa mammalian fossil locality
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