†Karydomys dzerzhinskii Kordikova and de Bruijn 2001 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: E.G. Kordikova and H. de Bruijn. 2001. Early Miocene rodents from the Aktau Mountains (South-Eastern Kazakhstan). Seckenbergiana lethaea 81(2):391-405
Belongs to Karydomys according to E.G. Kordikova and H. de Bruijn 2001
Sister taxa: Karydomys boskosi, Karydomys debruijni, Karydomys strati, Karydomys symeonidisi, Karydomys wigharti
Type specimen: N KE-Akt 34, a tooth (M1 sin.). Its type locality is Aktau I, which is in a MN 4 terrestrial horizon in the Chul'adyr Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Aktau I
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