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December 1996
Vol. 25, Fasc. 2-4
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PalaeovertebrataVol. 25, Fasc. 2-4:339-348. 1996
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A new Ardynomys (Rodentia,Cylindrodontidae) from the Eocene of the eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
Demberelyin Dashzeveg
Keywords: Ardynomys; Eocene; Mongolia; Rodentia; Systematics
 

Cite this article: Dashzeveg D., 1996. A new Ardynomys (Rodentia,Cylindrodontidae) from the Eocene of the eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Palaeovertebrata 25 (2-4): 339-348.

Abstract

A partial skull of Ardynomys russelli sp. nov. (Rodentia, Cylindrodontidae) is described. This was collected in the late Eocene of Alag Tsab locality in the eastem Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Ardynomys russelli sp. nov. is characterized by small size, brachyodont molars, and retention of P3. It represents the earliest record of the genus Ardynomys MATTHEW & GRANGER, 1925, in Asia. 



Published in Vol. 25, Fasc. 2-4 (1996)

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