Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1936. A Pliocene Rodent Fauna from Smiths Valley, Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 473(2):15-34
Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to R. W. Wilson 1936
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus
Subtaxa: Pliozapus solus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (4: Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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