†Sharomys parvus Dashzeveg 1990 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Tamquammyidae
Full reference: D. Dashzeveg. 1990. The earliest rodents (Rodentia, Ctenodactyloidea) of Central Asia. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 33(2):11-35
Belongs to Sharomys according to D. Dashzeveg 1990
Sister taxon: Sharomys singularis
Type specimen: PSS 20-4, a maxilla. Its type locality is Tsagan Khushu Quarry 1 [SMPE], which is in a Bumbanian terrestrial gravel in the Naran Bulak Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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