Miosicista Korth 1993 (jumping mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1993. Miosicista angulus, a New Sicistine Rodent (Zapodidae, Rodentia) from the Barstovian (Miocene) of Nebraska. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 20:97-101

Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to W. W. Korth 1993

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus

Subtaxa: Miosicista angulus

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Type: Miosicista angulus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Myers Farm (Miocene of Nebraska)

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