Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth, B. E. Bailey, and R. M. Hunt, Jr. 1990. Geomyoid rodents from the early Hemingfordian (Miocene) of Nebraska. Annals of Carnegie Museum 59(1):25-47
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to W. W. Korth 1997
See also Korth et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Stratimus strobeli
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (5: Colorado, Nebraska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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