Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: W. G. Reeder. 1960. A New Rodent Genus (Family Heteromyidae) from the Tick Canyon Formation of California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 59(3):121-132
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to W. W. Korth 1997
See also Reeder 1960
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, Stratimus
Subtaxa: Trogomys oregonensis Trogomys rupinimenthae
Type: Trogomys rupinimenthae
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
• Arikareean of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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