Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: H. Gomes Rodrigues, L. Marivaux, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2012. The Cricetidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Ulantatal area (Inner Mongolia, China): New data concerning the evolution of Asian cricetids during the Oligocene. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 56:160-179
Belongs to Witenia according to H. Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Witenia europea, Witenia flava, Witenia fusca
Type specimen: IVPP V17654.1, a maxilla. Its type locality is Ulantatal (UTL3), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Ulantatal Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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