Asiomys

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Asiomys
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ischyromyidae
Genus: Asiomys
Species:
A. dawsoni
Binomial name
Asiomys dawsoni
Qi, 1987

Asiomys is an extinct genus of ischyromyid rodent that lived during the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Asiomys dawsoni is known from fossils discovered in the Irdin Manha Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. [1]

References

  1. Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja; López-Torres, Sergi; Li, Qian (2 June 2021). "Tarsal morphology of ischyromyid rodents from the middle Eocene of China gives an insight into the group's diversity in Central Asia". Scientific Reports . 11 (1): 11543. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1111543F. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-90796-1. ISSN   2045-2322. PMC   8172891 . PMID   34078948.