†Ecclesimus tenuiceps Galbreath 1948 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Florentiamyidae
Alternative combination: Heliscomys tenuiceps
Full reference: E. C. Galbreath. 1948. An Additional Specimen of the Rodent Dikkomys from the Miocene of Nebraska. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 51(3):316-317
Belongs to Ecclesimus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Galbreath 1948, Korth 1989 and Korth et al. 1991
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Colorado, Nebraska collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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