Yuomys Li 1975 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: C.-K. Li. 1975. Yuomys, A New Ischyromyoid Rodent Genus from the Upper Eocene of North China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13(1):58-70

Parent taxon: Ctenodactyloidea according to Q. Li and J. Meng 2015

See also Averianov 1996, Li 1975, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Tong 1997

Sister taxa: Advenimus, Ageitonomys, Alaymys, Anadianomys, Bandaomys, Borisomys, Butomys, Chapattimyidae, Chenomys, Chuankueimys, Cocomys, Ctenodactylidae, Dianomys, Distylomyidae, Euboromys, Exmus, Gobiomyidae, Hannanomys, Hohomys, Petrokozlovia, Saykanomys, Simplicimys, Stelmomys, Tamquammyidae, Tamquammys, Tataromyidae, Tsinlingomys, Xueshimys, Yongshengomys, Yuanomys, Zodiomys, Zoyphiomys

Subtaxa: Yuomys cavioides Yuomys eleganes Yuomys huangzhuangensis Yuomys huheboerhensis Yuomys minggangensis Yuomys weijingensis Yuomys yunnanensis

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Type: Yuomys cavioides

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (14 collections), Mongolia (3)

Total: 17 collections including 20 occurrences

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