†Prosigmodon oroscoi Jacobs and Lindsay 1981 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: L. L. Jacobs and E. H. Lindsay. 1981. Prosigmodon oroscoi, a New Sigmodont Rodent from the Late Tertiary of Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 55(2):425-430
Belongs to Prosigmodon according to O. Carranza-Castañeda and A. H. Walton 1992
See also Jacobs and Lindsay 1981
Sister taxa: Prosigmodon chihuahuensis, Prosigmodon ferrusquiai, Prosigmodon holocuspis, Prosigmodon tecolotum
Type specimen: IGCU 1217, a tooth (left M1)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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