Typhlomys storchi Qiu and Ni 2019 (Chinese pygmy dormouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: Z. Qiu and X. Ni. 2019. Platacanthomyids (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the late Miocene Yuanmou hominoid locality of Yunnan, China. Fossil Imprint 75(3-4):383-396

Belongs to Typhlomys according to Z. Qiu and X. Ni 2019

Sister taxa: Typhlomys chapensis, Typhlomys cinereus, Typhlomys daloushanensis, Typhlomys hipparionum, Typhlomys nanus

Type specimen: IVPP V 25886, a tooth (Right M1). Its type locality is Yuanmou Loc. 9905, which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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