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Wushanomys

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Wushanomys
Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Wushanomys
Zheng, 1993

Wushanomys is an extinct genus of murid rodent that inhabited China during the Pleistocene epoch. It is known from two species, W. hypsodontus and W. brachyodus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Musser, Guy G.; Smith, Angela L.; Robinson, M. F.; Lunde, Darrin P. (29 November 2005). "Description of a New Genus and Species of Rodent (Murinae, Muridae, Rodentia) from the Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Lao PDR". American Museum Novitates. 3497 (1): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2005)497[0001:DOANGA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082. Retrieved 7 November 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.