Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1999. A new genus of derived promylagauline rodent (Mylagaulidae) from the Miocene (Late Hemingfordian-Early Barstovian). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(4):752-756
Parent taxon: Mylagaulinae according to X. Lu et al. 2016
See also Korth 1999
Sister taxa: Alphagaulus, Ceratogaulus, Epigaulus, Hesperogaulus, Mesogaulus, Mylagaulodon, Mylagaulus, Notogaulus, Pterogaulus, Simpligaulus, Tschalimys, Umbogaulus
Subtaxa: Galbreathia bettae Galbreathia novellus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (13: Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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