Heterosminthus firmus Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Belongs to Heterosminthus according to Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000

Sister taxa: Heterosminthus gansus, Heterosminthus intermedius, Heterosminthus lanzhouensis, Heterosminthus minutus, Heterosminthus mongoliensis, Heterosminthus orientalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ayaguz, which is in an Aquitanian/Burdigalian terrestrial claystone in Kazakhstan

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Mongolia (7)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Mongolia (2), Turkey (1)

• Oligocene of Mongolia (6)

Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences

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