†Kherem hsandgoliensis Minjin 2004 (squirrel)
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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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