†Trogomys rupinimenthae Reeder 1960 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: W. G. Reeder. 1960. A New Rodent Genus (Family Heteromyidae) from the Tick Canyon Formation of California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 59(3):121-132
Belongs to Trogomys according to W. G. Reeder 1960
Sister taxon: Trogomys oregonensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tick Canyon (CIT 201), which is in an Arikareean fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Tick Canyon Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Arikareean of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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