†Neofiber diluvianus Cope 1896 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Microtus diluvianus
Synonym: Schistodelta sulcatus Cope 1899
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1896. New and Little Known Mammalia from the Port Kennedy Bone Deposit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 48:378-394
Belongs to Neofiber according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Neofiber alleni, Neofiber leonardi
Type specimens:
- Neofiber diluvianus: Its type locality is Port Kennedy Cave, which is in an Irvingtonian cave horizon in Pennsylvania
- Schistodelta sulcatus:
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Pennsylvania, South Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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