Tyrannomys Martin 1989 (jumping mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Full reference: R. A. Martin. 1989. Early Pleistocene Zapodid Rodents from the Java Local Fauna of North-Central South Dakota. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(1):101-109

Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to R. A. Martin 1989

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Zapus

Subtaxa: Tyrannomys harkseni

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Type: Tyrannomys harkseni

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Java (Quaternary of South Dakota)

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