Yuomys eleganes Wang 1978 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: J. Wang. 1978. Fossil Amynodentidae and lschyromyidae of Tongbo, Henan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16(1):22-29

Belongs to Yuomys according to Wang 1978

Sister taxa: Yuomys cavioides, Yuomys huangzhuangensis, Yuomys huheboerhensis, Yuomys minggangensis, Yuomys robustus, Yuomys weijingensis, Yuomys yunnanensis

Type specimen: IVPP V5308. Its type locality is Xiaomazhuang Village, Tongbo, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Wulidun Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Xiaomazhuang Village, Tongbo

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