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Asiomys

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Asiomys
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ischyromyidae
Genus: Asiomys
Species:
A. dawsoni
Binomial name
Asiomys dawsoni
Qi, 1987

Asiomys is an extinct genus of ischyromyid rodent that lived during the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

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Asiomys dawsoni is known from fossils discovered in the Irdin Manha Formation of Inner Mongolia, China.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja; López-Torres, Sergi; Li, Qian (2 June 2021). "Tarsal morphology of ischyromyid rodents from the middle Eocene of China gives an insight into the group's diversity in Central Asia". Scientific Reports. 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-90796-1. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8172891. PMID 34078948. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.