Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: A. Starrett. 1956. Pleistocene Mammals of the Berends Fauna of Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 30(5):1187-1192
Belongs to Peromyscus according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Starrett 1956
Sister taxa: Peromyscus antiquus, Peromyscus anyapahensis, Peromyscus baumgartneri, Peromyscus boylii, Peromyscus brachygnathus, Peromyscus cochrani, Peromyscus complexus, Peromyscus cragini, Peromyscus crinitus, Peromyscus cumberlandensis, Peromyscus dentalis, Peromyscus difficilis, Peromyscus eremicus, Peromyscus gossypinus, Peromyscus hagermanensis, Peromyscus imperfectus, Peromyscus irvingtonensis, Peromyscus kansasensis, Peromyscus leucopus, Peromyscus maniculatus, Peromyscus maximus, Peromyscus minimus, Peromyscus nesodytes, Peromyscus nosher, Peromyscus parvus, Peromyscus pectoralis, Peromyscus polionotus, Peromyscus progressus, Peromyscus sarmocophinus, Peromyscus truei
Type specimen: UMMP No. 31789, a mandible (anterior portion of right ramus with incisor, M1 and the alveoli of M2-M3). Its type locality is Berends, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in Oklahoma.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Kansas, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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