†Eozapus similis Fahlbusch 1992 (jumping mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: V. Fahlbusch. 1992. The Neogene mammalian faunas of Ertemte and Harr Obo in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol), China. - 10. Eozapus (Rodentia). Senckenbergiana lethaea 72:199-217
Belongs to Eozapus according to V. Fahlbusch 1992
Sister taxa: Eozapus setchuanus, Protozapus intermedius
Type specimen: IVPP V 7313, a tooth (m1 inf .sin.). Its type locality is Ertemte 2, which is in a Miocene lacustrine horizon in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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