Mammalia - Rodentia - Gobiomyidae
Alternative combination: Mergenomys neimongolensis
Full reference: J. Meng, J. Ye, and X.-S. Huang. 1999. Eocene mammals from the Bayan Ulan of Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) and comments on related stratigraphy. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 37(3):165-174
Belongs to Gobiomys according to B.-Y. Wang 2001
See also Meng et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Gobiomys asiaticus, Gobiomys exiguus
Type specimen: IVPP V11701, a mandible. Its type locality is Bayan Ulan, which is in an Eocene terrestrial claystone in the Shara Murun Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (1 collection)
• Eocene of China (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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