Hapalomys gracilis is a fossil rodent from the genus Hapalomys found in Longgupo in South China.[1] The species designation gracilis is Latin for 'thin'. Only a first subchase of this species is known. This molar is smaller than that of all other types of Hapalomys. The molar also has smaller labial nodules than all species except H. angustidens and differs from all species except H. angustidens in the absence of the posterolabial cingulum.

Hapalomys gracilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hapalomys
Species:
H. gracilis
Binomial name
Hapalomys gracilis
Zheng, 1993

References

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  1. ^ Zheng, S. (1993). Quaternary rodents of Sichuan-Guizhou area, China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 270.