Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2013. Mylagaulid Rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia: Mylagaulidae) from the Middle Miocene (Barstovian) of New Mexico. Annals of Carnegie Museum 81(4):233-245
Belongs to Notogaulus according to W. W. Korth 2013
Sister taxon: Notogaulus minor
Type specimen: F:AM 65888, a skull (nearly complete skull (lacking only the left zygomatic arch and anterior por- tion of the nasals) with complete dentition). Its type locality is East Cuyamungue, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Tesuque Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: New Mexico collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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