Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: T. S. Kelly. 1992. New Uintan and Duchesnean (Middle and Late Eocene) Rodents from the Sespe Formation, Simi Valley, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 91(3):97-120
Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to T. S. Kelly 1992
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus
Subtaxa: Simiacritomys whistleri
Type: Simiacritomys whistleri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Simi Valley Landfill (Eocene of California)
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