Leptodontomys quartzi Shotwell 1967 (rodent)

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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