†Selenomys Matthew and Granger 1923 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. Nine new rodents from the Oligocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 102:1-10
Parent taxon: Cricetopinae according to O. Maridet and X. Ni 2013
See also Matthew and Granger 1923 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Cricetops, Enginia, Meteamys, Mirabella, Muhsinia, Paracricetops
Subtaxa: Selenomys mimicus
Type: Selenomys mimicus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (6 collections), Mongolia (5)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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