Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Alternative combination: Prodipodomys minor
Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1922. Preliminary report on fossil vertebrates of the San Pedro Valley, Arizona, with descriptions of new species of Rodentia and Lagomorpha. Shorter contributions to general geology, 1922 131:119-131
Belongs to Dipodomys according to J. W. Gidley 1922
See also Dalquest et al. 1992
Sister taxa: Dipodomys agilis, Dipodomys compactus, Dipodomys deserti, Dipodomys gidleyi, Dipodomys hibbardi, Dipodomys ingens, Dipodomys merriami, Dipodomys microps, Dipodomys nitratoides, Dipodomys ordii, Dipodomys pattersoni, Dipodomys spectabilis
Type specimen: USNM 10499, a mandible (a nearly complete right lower jaw containing the incisor and the first cheek tooth)
Ecology: saltatorial granivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (5: Arizona, California collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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