Mammalia - Rodentia - Florentiamyidae
Full reference: J. H. Wahlert. 1984. Kirkomys, a new florentiamyid (Rodentia, Geomyoidea) from the Whitneyan of Sioux County, Nebraska. American Museum Novitates 2793
Parent taxon: Florentiamyidae according to W. W. Korth and C. Branciforte 2007
See also Korth 2014, Korth et al. 2022, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wahlert 1984
Sister taxa: Ecclesimus, Fanimus, Florentiamys, Hitonkala, Sanctimus
Subtaxa: Kirkomys martintau Kirkomys miriamae Kirkomys nebraskensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (2: California, Nebraska collections)
• Oligocene of United States (6: Nebraska, South Dakota)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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