Metanoiamys agorus Chiment and Korth 1996 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Full reference: J. J. Chiment and W. W. Korth. 1996. A New Genus of Eomyid Rodent (Mammalia) from the Eocene (Uintan-Duchesnean) of Southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):116-124

Belongs to Metanoiamys according to J. J. Chiment and W. W. Korth 1996

Sister taxa: Metanoiamys fantasma, Metanoiamys fugitivus, Metanoiamys korthi, Metanoiamys lacus, Metanoiamys marinus, Metanoiamys paradoxus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Poway Pipeline One, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (47: California collections)

Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence

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