†Paronychomys shotwelli Korth 2011 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2011. New Species of Cricetid Rodents (Mammalia) from the Late Miocene (Hemphillian) Previously Referred to Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson. Annals of Carnegie Museum 79(2):137-147
Belongs to Paronychomys according to W. W. Korth 2011
Sister taxa: Paronychomys alticuspis, Paronychomys lemredfieldi, Paronychomys tuttlei
Type specimen: UO 21716, a tooth (left M1). Its type locality is Juniper Creek (UO 2469), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Oregon.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Juniper Creek (UO 2469)
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