Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Full reference: J. J. Chiment and W. W. Korth. 1996. A New Genus of Eomyid Rodent (Mammalia) from the Eocene (Uintan-Duchesnean) of Southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):116-124
Parent taxon: Eomyidae according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Chiment and Korth 1996, Dawson and Constenius 2018, Korth and Eaton 2004 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Adjidaumo, Aguafriamys, Apeomyinae, Arikareeomys, Asianeomys, Aulolithomys, Centimanomys, Cristadjidaumo, Cupressimus, Eomyinae, Eomyodon, Eomyops, Eomys, Estramomys, Kansasimys, Keramidomys, Leptodontomys, Ligerimys, Metadjidaumo, Montanamus, Namatomys, Omboomys, Orelladjidaumo, Paradjidaumo, Paranamatomys, Protadjidaumo, Pseudotheridomys, Rhodanomys, Ritteneria, Symplokeomys, Viejadjidaumo, Yoderimyinae, Zemiodontomys
Subtaxa: Metanoiamys agorus Metanoiamys fantasma Metanoiamys fugitivus Metanoiamys korthi Metanoiamys lacus Metanoiamys marinus Metanoiamys paradoxus
Type: Metanoiamys agorus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of Canada (3: Saskatchewan), United States (72: California, Montana, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 76 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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