†Pliozapus solus Wilson 1936 (jumping mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1936. A Pliocene Rodent Fauna from Smiths Valley, Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 473(2):15-34
Belongs to Pliozapus according to R. W. Wilson 1936
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Smiths Valley (CIT 174), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Coal Valley Formation of Nevada
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (4: Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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