†Promeniscomys sinensis Wang 1987 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: B. Wang. 1987. Discovery of Aplodontidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Middle Oligocene of Nei Mongol, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 25(1):32-45
Belongs to Promeniscomys according to B. Wang 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 7957, a mandible. Its type locality is Saint-Jacques (IVPP Loc. 77048.2), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Wulanbulage Formation of China.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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