†Tsaganomys Matthew and Granger 1923 (mole rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. New Bathyergidae from the Oligocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 101:1-5
Parent taxon: Tsaganomyinae according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1923
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxon: Coelodontomys
Subtaxa: Tsaganomys altaicus Tsaganomys minutus
Type: Tsaganomys altaicus
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mongolia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of China (14), Kazakhstan (2), Mongolia (38)
Total: 55 collections including 59 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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