†Mytonomys coloradensis Wood 1962 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Alternative combination: Pseudotomus coloradensis
Synonym: Leptotomus loomisi Wood 1962
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1962. The Early Tertiary Rodents of the Family Paramyidae. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 52(1):3-261
Belongs to Mytonomys according to W. W. Korth 1984
See also Wood 1962
Sister taxa: Mytonomys burkei, Mytonomys coelumensis, Mytonomys gaitania, Mytonomys mytonensis, Mytonomys robustus, Mytonomys wortmani
Type specimens:
- Mytonomys coloradensis: Its type locality is The Amphitheater, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the DeBeque Formation of Colorado
- Leptotomus loomisi:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (14: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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