Alloeumyarion
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Alloeumyarion is an extinct genus of Cricetidae
which existed in China
during the early Miocene
period. It was first named by Qiu Zhu-Ding in 2010, and the type species is Alloeumyarion sihongensis.
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
which existed in China
China
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during the early Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
period. It was first named by Qiu Zhu-Ding in 2010, and the type species is Alloeumyarion sihongensis.