†Heterosminthus firmus Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Belongs to Heterosminthus according to Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000
Sister taxa: Heterosminthus gansus, Heterosminthus intermedius, Heterosminthus lanzhouensis, Heterosminthus minutus, Heterosminthus mongoliensis, Heterosminthus orientalis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ayaguz, which is in an Aquitanian/Burdigalian terrestrial claystone in Kazakhstan
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Mongolia (7)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Mongolia (2), Turkey (1)
• Oligocene of Mongolia (6)
Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences
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