†Mookomys formicarum Wood 1935 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Alternative combinations: Perognathus formicarum, Proheteromys formicarum
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1935. Evolution and relationships of the heteromyid rodents with new forms from the Tertiary of western North America. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 24:73-262
Belongs to Mookomys according to A. E. Wood 1935
See also Korth 1994
Sister taxa: Mookomys altifluminis, Mookomys subtilis, Mookomys thrinax
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: California, Montana collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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