Kherem hsandgoliensis Minjin 2004 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: B. Minjin. 2004. An Oligocene sciurid from the Hsanda Gol Formation, Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3):753-756

Belongs to Kherem according to Minjin 2004

Sister taxon: Kherem asiatica

Type specimen: MAE-SG--97-2110, a mandible. Its type locality is Tashgain Bel, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial claystone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mongolia (4 collections)

• Oligocene of Mongolia (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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