Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from Shandong Province, People's Republic of China

Abstract

Early Eocene deposits in the County Mine locality of the Wutu Basin, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, have yielded a varied mammalian fauna that includes three families of rodents. The family Alagomyidae, previously named for taxa from Mongolia, is represented by a new species. The Ctenodactyloidea, becoming well known in eastern Asia, are represented by a new genus and species. The first occurrence of the family Paramyidae in the Early Eocene of Asia is recorded by a new genus and two new species. -Authors