Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontiidae
Full reference: T. S. Kelly and W. W. Korth. 2005. A new species of Ansomys (Rodentia; Aplodontidae) from the late Hemingfordian (early Miocene) of northwestern Nevada. Paludicola 5(4):85-91
Belongs to Ansomys according to T. S. Kelly and W. W. Korth 2005
Sister taxa: Ansomys crucifer, Ansomys cyanotephrus, Ansomys descendens, Ansomys hepburnensis, Ansomys orientalis, Ansomys shantungensis, Ansomys shanwangensis
Type specimen: LACM 151454, a mandible (partial left dentary with m1-2). Its type locality is Massacre Lake RV-7043, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in Nevada.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Massacre Lake RV-7043
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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