''Mimotona'' is a genus of early
lagomorph
The lagomorphs () are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph, of which 109 species in t ...
that lived in
late Paleocene
The Thanetian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy, ICS Geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age or uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Paleocene epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Serie ...
of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. Four species are described.
Species
*''Mimotona borealis''
*''Mimotona lii''
*''Mimotona robusta''
*''Mimotona wana''
References
Mimotonaat paleobiology database
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Lagomorphs
Fossils of China
Paleocene mammals
Paleogene mammals of Asia
Fossil taxa described in 1977