Tamquammys robustus Li and Meng 2015 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: Q. Li and J. Meng. 2015. New ctenodactyloid rodents from the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China, and the phylogenetic relationships of Eocene Asian ctenodactyloids. American Museum Novitates 3828:1-58

Belongs to Tamquammys according to Q. Li and J. Meng 2015

Sister taxa: Tamquammys dispinorum, Tamquammys fractus, Tamquammys longus, Tamquammys tantillus, Tamquammys wilsoni

Type specimen: IVPP V17770.1, a maxilla. Its type locality is Huheboerhe-Nuhetingboerhe (AS-2), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Arshanto Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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