†Symmetrodontomys simplicidens Hibbard 1941 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonym: Peromyscus sawrockensis Hibbard 1964

Full reference: C. W. Hibbard. 1941. New Mammals from the Rexroad Fauna, Upper Pliocene of Kansas. American Midland Naturalist 26(2):337-368

Belongs to Symmetrodontomys according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980

See also Hibbard 1941, Kelly 2007, Martin 2000 and Martin et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Symmetrodontomys beckensis, Symmetrodontomys daamsi

Type specimens:

  • Symmetrodontomys simplicidens: Its type locality is Rexroad KU Locality 3, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas
  • Peromyscus sawrockensis: Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of United States (7: Kansas, Texas collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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