Eospalax simplicidens
| Eospalax simplicidens Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Spalacidae |
| Genus: | Eospalax |
| Species: | E. simplicidens
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| Binomial name | |
| Eospalax simplicidens Liu et al., 2014
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Eospalax simplicidens is an extinct species of myospalacine rodent in the genus Eospalax that lived in Asia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.
Etymology
The specific epithet simplicidens derives from the Latin words simplic and dens, which together mean simple tooth.[1]
Description
E. simplicidens was a very small animal, with its body mass being estimated to have been about 300 g or less.[2]
References
- ^ Liu, Li-Ping; Zheng, Shao-Hua; Cui, Ning; Wang, Li-Hua (2014). "Rootless myospalacines from Upper Pliocene to Lower Pleistocene of Wenwanggou section, Lingtai, Gansu" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 52 (4): 440–466. doi:10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2014.04.009. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ Chang, Mei-Jing; Shi, Qin-Qin; Ni, Xi-Jun; Li, Qiang (2026). "New material of Eospalax simplicidens (Spalacidae, Rodentia) from Jianyucha, Zichang, northern Shaanxi". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 64 (1): 26–46. doi:10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.251201. Retrieved 18 March 2026.