Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1935. Evolution and relationships of the heteromyid rodents with new forms from the Tertiary of western North America. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 24:73-262
Belongs to Cupidinimus according to A. E. Wood 1935
Sister taxa: Cupidinimus avawatzensis, Cupidinimus bidahochiensis, Cupidinimus boronensis, Cupidinimus cuyamensis, Cupidinimus halli, Cupidinimus lindsayi, Cupidinimus magnus, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus, Cupidinimus tertius, Cupidinimus whitlocki, Perognathoides kleinfelderi, Perognathoides eurekensis, Perognathoides quartus
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (25: Nebraska collections)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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