Yuomys robustus Gong et al. 2021 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: H. Gong, Q. Li, and X. Ni. 2021. New species of Yuomys (Rodentia, Ctenodactyloidea) from the upper Eocene of eastern Ningxia, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(3):e1938099:1-9

Belongs to Yuomys according to H. Gong et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Yuomys cavioides, Yuomys eleganes, Yuomys huangzhuangensis, Yuomys huheboerhensis, Yuomys minggangensis, Yuomys weijingensis, Yuomys yunnanensis

Type specimen: IVPP V26875, a maxilla (right maxilla fragment with P4-M2). Its type locality is Bujiamiaozi BJMZ20200531LQ02, which is in an Eocene fluvial sandstone/siltstone in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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