†Leptodontomys quartzi Shotwell 1967 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Alternative combinations: Adjidaumo quartzi, Pseudadjidaumo quartzi
Full reference: J. A. Shotwell. 1967. Late Tertiary Geomyoid Rodents of Oregon. Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 9:1-51
Belongs to Leptodontomys according to B. Engesser 1979
See also Korth and Bailey 1992, Lindsay 1972 and Shotwell 1967
Sister taxa: Leptodontomys douglassi, Leptodontomys oregonensis, Leptodontomys russelli, Leptodontomys stirtoni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Quartz Basin (UO 2465) (Miocene of Oregon)
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