Pseudocylindrodon texanus Wood 1974 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1974. Early Tertiary vertebrate faunas, Vieja Group Trans-Pecos Texas: Rodentia. Texas Memorial Museum Bulletin 21:1-112

Belongs to Pseudocylindrodon according to A. E. Wood 1974

Sister taxa: Pseudocylindrodon citofluminis, Pseudocylindrodon lateriviae, Pseudocylindrodon medius, Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Pseudocylindrodon pintoensis, Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chalk Gap Draw, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in Texas

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Texas collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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