Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: Y. Tong. 1997. Middle Eocene Small Mammals from Liguanqiao Basin of Henan Province and Yuanqu Basin of Shanxi Province, Central China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 26:1-256
Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to Y. Tong 1997
See also Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus
Subtaxa: Primisminthus jinus Primisminthus shanghenus Primisminthus yuenus
Type: Primisminthus jinus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1 collection)
• Eocene of China (2)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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