†Predicrostonyx Guthrie and Matthews, Jr. 1971 (mouse)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: R. D. Guthrie and J. V. Matthews, Jr. 1971. The Cape Deceit fauna—Early pleistocene mammalian assemblage from the Alaskan arctic. Quaternary Research 1(4):474-510
Parent taxon: Microtinae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Guthrie and Matthews 1971 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Atopomys, Fiber, Nebraskomys, Pliophenacomys, Proneofiber, Sycium
Subtaxa: Predicrostonyx hopkinsi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Yukon collection), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.