Mysops fraternus Leidy 1873 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Alternative combinations: Syllophodus fraternus, Tillomys fraternus

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1873. Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories 1:1-358

Belongs to Mysops according to J. Leidy 1873

See also Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Troxell 1923, Wilson 1938 and Wilson 1938

Sister taxa: Mysops minimus, Mysops parvus, Mysops wilsoni

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Green Locality (Eocene of Wyoming)

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