Qaidamomys
| Qaidamomys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | †Qaidamomys Li and Wang, 2014 |
| Species: | †Q. fortelii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Qaidamomys fortelii Li and Wang, 2014 | |
Qaidamomys is an extinct monotypic genus of murine rodent that lived in East Asia during the Tortonian stage of the Late Miocene subepoch.
Etymology
The generic name Qaidamomys references the Qaidam Basin, where the holotype fossil was found, with the suffix -mys being the Greek word for mouse. The specific epithet of the type species, Qaidamomys fortelii, honours Mikael Fortelius, a prominent palaeontologist studying Neogene Eurasian mammals.[1]
References
- ↑ Li, Qiang; Wang, Xiao-Ming (1 April 2014). "Qaidamomys fortelii, a New Late Miocene Murid from Qaidam Basin, North Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 51 (1–2): 17–26. doi:10.5735/086.051.0203. ISSN 0003-455X. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.