Title: CRICETID RODENTS FROM THE MIDDLE MIOCENE QUANTOUGOU FAUNA OF LANZHOU,GANSU
Abstract: Four species of cricetid rodents are recognized and described from the upper Xianshuihe Formation of Tunggur age (middle Miocene) at Quantougou, Gansu Among the cricetids, Ganocricetodon cheni is new. A comparison of the Quantougou assemblage with that of Tunggur reveals some striking similarities in composition and obvious differences among cricetids, that are temporal, ecological, or both.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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