Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Synonym: Horatiomys Wood 1935
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1936. Geomyid rodents from the Middle Tertiary. American Museum Novitates 866
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to W. W. Korth 1997
See also Korth 1994, Munthe 1988, Rensberger 1983, Wood 1935 and Wood 1936
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Dikkomys matthewi
Type: Dikkomys matthewi
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (4: Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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