Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: A. D. Barnosky. 1986. New Species of the Miocene Rodent Cupidinimus (Heteromyidae) and Some Evolutionary Relationships within the Genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 6(1):46-64
Belongs to Cupidinimus according to A. D. Barnosky 1986
Sister taxa: Cupidinimus avawatzensis, Cupidinimus bidahochiensis, Cupidinimus boronensis, Cupidinimus cuyamensis, Cupidinimus halli, Cupidinimus lindsayi, Cupidinimus magnus, Cupidinimus nebraskensis, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus, Cupidinimus tertius, Perognathoides eurekensis, Perognathoides kleinfelderi, Perognathoides quartus
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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