†Sinomylus McKenna and Meng 2001 (placental)
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Full reference: M. C. McKenna and J. Meng. 2001. A primitive relative of rodents from the Chinese Paleocene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):565-572
Parent taxon: Glires according to R. J. Asher et al. 2005
See also McKenna and Meng 2001 and Meng et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Aspalacidae, Duplicidentata, Eurymylidae, Ierboidae, Lagostomyidae, Mixodontia, Ochtodontidae, Rodentiaformes, Simplicidentata
Subtaxa: Sinomylus zhaii
Type: Sinomylus zhaii
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Mingguang, Tujinshan (Paleocene of China)
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