A new endemic genus of eomyid rodents from the early Miocene of Japan

Fossil rodents are generally scarce in the Miocene of Japan. However, as much as three taxa of eomyid rodents had been reported from the early Miocene Nakamura Formation (ca. 18.5 Ma) in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. In this study, we revisit one of them—the small-sized taxon—and assign this mater...

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Main Authors: Yuri Kimura, Yukimitsu Tomida, Daniela C. Kalthoff, Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Thomas Mörs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2019-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app64/app005582018.pdf