†Heterosminthus mongoliensis Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Belongs to Heterosminthus according to Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000
Sister taxa: Heterosminthus firmus, Heterosminthus gansus, Heterosminthus intermedius, Heterosminthus lanzhouensis, Heterosminthus minutus, Heterosminthus orientalis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ulaan Tologoi, UTO-A/5, which is in a Miocene fluvial sandstone in the Loh Formation of Mongolia
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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