†Mysops parvus Marsh 1872 (mouse)
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Alternative combination: Tillomys parvus
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part II. American Journal of Science 4(21):202-224
Belongs to Mysops according to C. L. Gazin 1976
See also Hay 1902, Marsh 1872, Wilson 1938 and Wilson 1938
Sister taxa: Mysops fraternus, Mysops minimus, Mysops wilsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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