Bellatona Dawson 1961 (pika)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Full reference: M. R. Dawson. 1961. On two ochotonids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) from the later Tertiary of Inner Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 2061:1-15

Parent taxon: Ochotonidae according to M. R. Dawson 1961

See also Erbajeva et al. 2011 and Zhou 1988

Sister taxa: Amphilagus, Bohlinotona, Cuyamalagus, Gripholagomys, Hesperolagomys, Ochotona, Ochotoninae, Oklahomalagus, Paludotona, Piezodus, Praotherium palatinum, Prolagus, Russellagus, Sinolagomyinae, Titanomys

Subtaxa: Bellatona forsythmajori Bellatona kazakhstanica Bellatona yanghuensis

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Type: Bellatona forsythmajori

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (7)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Mongolia (1)

Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences

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