New genus of Cricetodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Late Miocene of Kazakhstan.

New genus of Cricetodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Late Miocene of Kazakhstan.

Zazhigin V.S.

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The new genus Rhinocerodon gen.n., and three new species R. pauli sp.n., R. seletyensis sp.n., and R. irtyshensis sp. n. are described from the Late Miocene of Kazakhstan. These forms represent a new group of peculiar lophodont hamsters, Rhinocerodontini trib.n.DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.2.2.01

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