†Proansomys dureensis Bi et al. 2013 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: S. Bi, J. Meng, S. McLean, W. Wu, X. Ni and J. Ye. 2013. A New Genus of Aplodontid Rodent (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the Late Oligocene of Northern Junggar Basin, China. PLoS ONE 8(1):e52625:1-8
Belongs to Proansomys according to S. Bi et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Proansomys badamae, Proansomys daxnerae
Type specimen: IVPP V18534.5, a tooth. Its type locality is Tieersihabahe section (XJ 98035), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Tieersihabahe Formation of China.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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