Simiacritomys Kelly 1992 (jumping mouse)

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

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Type: Simiacritomys whistleri

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Simi Valley Landfill (Eocene of California)

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