Eomys orientalis Wang and Emry 1991 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Full reference: B. Wang and R. J. Emry. 1991. Eomyidae (Rodentia: Mammalia) from the Oligocene of Nei Mongol, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(3):370-377

Belongs to Eomys according to B. Wang and R. J. Emry 1991

Sister taxa: Eomys alulghensis, Eomys antiquus, Eomys fahlbuschi, Eomys huerzeleri, Eomys minor, Eomys quercyi, Eomys zitteli

Type specimen: IVPP V9554, a tooth. Its type locality is Saint-Jacques (IVPP Loc. 77049.2), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Wulanbulage Formation of China.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (8)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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