†Heterosminthus Schaub 1930 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Parent taxon: Lophocricetinae according to W. Wessels et al. 2003
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Heterosminthus firmus Heterosminthus gansus Heterosminthus intermedius Heterosminthus lanzhouensis Heterosminthus minutus Heterosminthus mongoliensis Heterosminthus orientalis
Type: Heterosminthus orientalis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Turolian of China (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (4), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (1), Mongolia (10)
• Oligocene to Miocene of China (1), Mongolia (3), Türkiye (1)
• Oligocene of China (6), Mongolia (7)
Total: 35 collections including 44 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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