Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Bensonomys stirtoni, Calomys stirtoni, Cimmaronomys stirtoni
Full reference: C. W. Hibbard. 1953. The Saw Rock Canyon fauna [Kansas] and its stratigraphic significance. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters 38:387-411
Belongs to Calomys (Bensonomys) according to J. A. Baskin 1978
See also Dalquest 1980, Hibbard 1953 and Martin et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bensonomys coffeyi, Bensonomys hershkovitzi, Bensonomys lindsayi, Calomys (Bensonomys) arizonae, Calomys (Bensonomys) baskini, Calomys (Bensonomys) elachys, Calomys (Bensonomys) eliasi, Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi, Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis, Calomys (Bensonomys) winklerorum, Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi, Oryzomys pliocaenicus
Type specimen: Holotype:no. 28173. Paratype: no.28174, a mandible (m1-m3). Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Saw Rock Canyon (Lower)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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