Dolosimus Dawson et al. 2010 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: M. R. Dawson, C. K. Li, and T. Qi. 2010. The Diatomyidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) and bilophodonty in middle Eocene Asian rodents. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48(4):328-335

Parent taxon: Rodentia according to M. R. Dawson et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Alagomyidae, Allactagidae, Allomyidae, Anomalomyidae, Anomaluroidea, Aplodontoidea, Archetypomyidae, Callodontomys, Castorimorpha, Cavina, Cercolabidae, Conilurus, Ctenohystrica, Cylindrodontidae, Downsimys, Echinomyidae, Ectropomys, Entoptychidae, Epeiromys, Eryomyidae, Eryomyina, Florentiamyidae, Gliroidea, Homocentrus, Hystricognatha, Ischyromyidae, Ischyromyiformes, Ivanantonia, Megacricetodontidae, Muriformia, Mylagaulidae, Myodonta, Myomorpha, Pairomys, Paramyidae, Petauristidae, Pipestoneomyidae, Proglires, Protrogomorpha, Pseudomys, Quercymys, Remyidae, Sciurognathi, Sciuroidea, Sciuromorpha, Siphneidae, Taeniodus, Theridomyoidea, Yuomyidae, Zamoramys, Zelomyidae

Subtaxa: Dolosimus dolus

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Type: Dolosimus dolus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Shanghuang Quarry, fissure D (Eocene of China)

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