Florentiamys tiptoni Macdonald 1970 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Florentiamyidae

Alternative combination: Sanctimus tiptoni

Synonym: Florentiamys kennethi Wahlert 1983

Full reference: J. R. Macdonald. 1970. Review of the Miocene Wounded Knee faunas of southwestern South Dakota. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 8:165-82

Belongs to Florentiamys according to W. W. Korth and C. Branciforte 2007

See also Korth 1992, Macdonald 1970, Storer 2002 and Wahlert 1983

Sister taxa: Florentiamys agnewi, Florentiamys kingi, Florentiamys kinseyi, Florentiamys loomisi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (4: Wyoming collections)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (3: Nebraska, South Dakota)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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