Pliophenacomys wilsoni Lindsay and Jacobs 1985 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: E. H. Lindsay and L. L. Jacobs. 1985. Pliocene small mammal fossils from Chihuahua, Mexico. Paleontologia Mexicana 51:1-53

Belongs to Pliophenacomys according to E. H. Lindsay and L. L. Jacobs 1985

Sister taxa: Pliophenacomys dixonensis, Pliophenacomys finneyi, Pliophenacomys koenigswaldi, Pliophenacomys meadensis, Pliophenacomys osborni, Pliophenacomys primaevus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Concha (CH-13), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Mexico

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of Mexico (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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