Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Alternative combination: Leptotomus burkei
Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1940. Californian paramyid rodents. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 514(5):59-84
Belongs to Mytonomys according to W. W. Korth 1988
See also Wilson 1940 and Wood 1962
Sister taxa: Mytonomys coelumensis, Mytonomys coloradensis, Mytonomys gaitania, Mytonomys mytonensis, Mytonomys robustus, Mytonomys wortmani
Type specimen: Its type locality is Brea Canyon (Bed CS3), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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