†Mictomys kansasensis Hibbard 1952 (bog lemming)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Synaptomys kansasensis
Belongs to Mictomys according to O. Fejfar and C. A. Repenning 1998
See also Albright 1999, Bell and Barnosky 2000, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wood and Barnosky 1994
Sister taxa: Mictomys meltoni, Mictomys vetus, Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kentuck, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in Kansas
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (12: California, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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