Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Bensonomys elachys, Calomys elachys
Full reference: E. H. Lindsay and L. L. Jacobs. 1985. Pliocene small mammal fossils from Chihuahua, Mexico. Paleontologia Mexicana 51:1-53
Belongs to Calomys (Bensonomys) according to O. Carranza-Castañeda and A. H. Walton 1992
See also Lindsay and Jacobs 1985 and Martin et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bensonomys coffeyi, Bensonomys hershkovitzi, Bensonomys lindsayi, Calomys (Bensonomys) arizonae, Calomys (Bensonomys) baskini, Calomys (Bensonomys) eliasi, Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi, Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis, Calomys (Bensonomys) stirtoni, Calomys (Bensonomys) winklerorum, Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi, Oryzomys pliocaenicus
Type specimen: IGCU 1174, a tooth (right M1). Its type locality is Concha (CH-13), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Arizona)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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