Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Bensonomys arizonae, Calomys arizonae, Eligmodontia arizonae
Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1922. Preliminary report on fossil vertebrates of the San Pedro Valley, Arizona, with descriptions of new species of Rodentia and Lagomorpha. Shorter contributions to general geology, 1922 131:119-131
Belongs to Calomys (Bensonomys) according to J. A. Baskin 1978
See also Gidley 1922, Hibbard 1950, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Martin et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bensonomys coffeyi, Bensonomys hershkovitzi, Bensonomys lindsayi, Calomys (Bensonomys) baskini, Calomys (Bensonomys) elachys, Calomys (Bensonomys) eliasi, Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi, Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis, Calomys (Bensonomys) stirtoni, Calomys (Bensonomys) winklerorum, Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi, Oryzomys pliocaenicus
Type specimen: USNM 10503, a mandible (Greater portion of a left lower jaw containing the complete dentition)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (12: Arizona, California, Nevada collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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