Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1999. Hesperogaulus, a new genus of mylagaulid rodent (Mammalia) from the Miocene (Barstovian to Hemphillian) of the Great Basin. Journal of Paleontology 73(5):945-951
Parent taxon: Mylagaulinae according to X. Lu et al. 2016
See also Korth 1999
Sister taxa: Alphagaulus, Ceratogaulus, Epigaulus, Galbreathia, Mesogaulus, Mylagaulodon, Mylagaulus, Notogaulus, Pterogaulus, Simpligaulus, Tschalimys, Umbogaulus
Subtaxa: Hesperogaulus gazini Hesperogaulus wilsoni
Type: Hesperogaulus wilsoni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nevada, Oregon collections)
• Miocene of United States (11: Nevada, Oregon)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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