Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: W. W. Dalquest and E. Roth. 1970. Late Pleistocene mammals from a cave in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 15(2):217-230
Belongs to Perognathus according to W. W. Dalquest and E. Roth 1970
Sister taxa: Perognathus ancenensis, Perognathus brevidens, Perognathus carpenteri, Perognathus coquorum, Perognathus dunklei, Perognathus flavescens, Perognathus flavus, Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus henryredfieldi, Perognathus inornatus, Perognathus longimembris, Perognathus maldei, Perognathus mclaughlini, Perognathus merriami, Perognathus minutus, Perognathus parvus, Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis, Perognathus saskatchewanensis, Perognathus stevei, Perognathus strigipredus, Perognathus trojectioansrum
Type specimen: MU 7965, a mandible (right lower jaw)
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution: found only at Cueva de Abra Travertine (Quaternary of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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