Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 1999. New Early Miocene Zapodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Aral Formation of the Altynshokysu Locality (North Aral Region). Paleontological Journal 33(4):429-438
Belongs to Parasminthus according to A. V. Lopatin 1999
Sister taxa: Parasminthus asiaecentralis, Parasminthus tangingoli
Type specimen: IAUU, no. ALT 49, a tooth (Right M2). Its type locality is Altynshokysu (bone bed II), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial claystone in the Aral Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections), Mongolia (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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