Laredomys Wilson and Westgate 1991 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Laredomyidae

Full reference: J. A. Wilson and J. W. Westgate. 1991. A Lophodont Rodent from the Middle Eocene of the Gulf Coastal Plain, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(2):257-260

Parent taxon: Laredomyidae according to J. A. Wilson and J. W. Westgate 1991

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Laredomys riograndensis

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Type: Laredomys riograndensis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Casa Blanca (Eocene of Texas)

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