†Ninamys Vianey-Liaud et al. 2013 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to H. Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Aplodontia, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Lophallomys, Meniscomyinae, Niglarodon, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sciurodon, Sewelleladon, Tardontia, Trigonomys
Subtaxa: Ninamys annectens Ninamys arboraptus Ninamys kazimierzi
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (19), United States (3: Montana, Nebraska)
Total: 23 collections including 30 occurrences
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