†Karakoromys Matthew and Granger 1923 (gundi)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Alternative spelling: Karakoramys
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. Nine new rodents from the Oligocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 102:1-10
Parent taxon: Tataromyinae according to M. Vianey-Liaud et al. 2006
See also Li and Meng 2015, Matthew and Granger 1923, McKenna and Bell 1997, Tong 1997, Wang and Qiu 2004 and Wang and Wang 1991
Sister taxa: Alashania, Tataromys
Subtaxa: Karakoromys decessus
Type: Karakoromys decessus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (10 collections), Mongolia (10)
• Eocene of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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