Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Full reference: B.-Y. Wang. 2003. Dipodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the mid-Tertiary deposits in Danghe Area, Gansu, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 41(2):89-103
Belongs to Heterosminthus according to B.-Y. Wang 2003
Sister taxa: Heterosminthus firmus, Heterosminthus gansus, Heterosminthus lanzhouensis, Heterosminthus minutus, Heterosminthus mongoliensis, Heterosminthus orientalis
Type specimen: IVPP V13597, a partial skeleton (Upper and lower jaws). Its type locality is IVPP Loc. DH 199903, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Tiejianggou Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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