Distylomys qianlishanensis Wang 1988 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Distylomyidae

Full reference: B. Wang. 1988. Distylomyidae Fam. Nov. (Ctenodactyloidea, Rodentia) from Nei Mongol, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 26(1):35-49

Belongs to Distylomys according to B. Wang 1988

Sister taxon: Distylomys tedfordi

Type specimen: IVPP V7961, a mandible. Its type locality is Yikebulage (IVPP Loc. 79017), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Yikebulage Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Yikebulage (IVPP Loc. 79017)

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