Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to Rensberger 1973
See also Korth 1997
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Schizodontomys amnicolus Schizodontomys bareia Schizodontomys greeni Schizodontomys harkseni Schizodontomys sulcidens
Type: Schizodontomys greeni
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (20: California, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (5: Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (16: California, Oregon, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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