Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Alternative combination: Heliscomys subtilis
Full reference: E. H. Lindsay. 1972. Small mammal fossils from the Barstow Formation, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 93:1-104
Belongs to Mookomys according to E. H. Lindsay 1972
See also Korth 1994 and Korth 1997
Sister taxa: Mookomys altifluminis, Mookomys formicarum, Mookomys thrinax
Type specimen: Its type locality is Margo Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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