Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1997. A new subfamily of primitive pocket mice (Rodentia, Heteromyidae) from the middle Tertiary of North America. Paludicola 1(2):33-66
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to W. W. Korth 1997
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Mioheteromys amplissimus Mioheteromys arcarius Mioheteromys subterior
Type: Mioheteromys amplissimus
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (16: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.