Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1931. Phylogeny of the heteromyid rodents. American Museum Novitates 501
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to A. E. Wood 1931
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Mookomys altifluminis Mookomys formicarum Mookomys subtilis Mookomys thrinax
Type: Mookomys altifluminis
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (13: California, Montana, Nebraska collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Nebraska)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
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