Taizimylus tongi Mao et al. 2017 (placental)

Mammalia - Glires - Eurymylidae

Full reference: F.-Y. Mao, Q. Li, Y.-Q. Wang and C.-K. Li. 2017. Taizimylus tongi, a new eurymylid (Mammalia, Glires) from the upper Paleocene of Xinjiang, China. Palaeoworld 26(3):519-530

Belongs to Taizimylus according to F.-Y. Mao et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V 5178, a partial skull. Its type locality is Taizi Village, Lianmuqin, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Taizicun Formation of China.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Taizi Village, Lianmuqin

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