Copemys barstowensis Lindsay 1972 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: E. H. Lindsay. 1972. Small mammal fossils from the Barstow Formation, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 93:1-104

Belongs to Copemys according to E. H. Lindsay 1972

Sister taxa: Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rodent Hill, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (10: California, Oregon collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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