†Diplolophus insolens Troxell 1923 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Synonym: Gidleumys adspectans Wood 1936

Belongs to Diplolophus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022

See also Alroy 2002, Barbour and Stout 1939, Korth 1994, Wood 1936 and Wood 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Diplolophus insolens: Its type locality is Cherry Creek, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in Wyoming
  • Gidleumys adspectans:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (6: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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