Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth and D. D. De Blieux. 2010. Rodents and lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the Hemphillian (Late Miocene) of Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(1):226-235
Parent taxon: Neotominae according to R. A. Martin et al. 2023
See also Korth 2011 and Korth and De Blieux 2010
Sister taxa: Abelmoschomys, Antecalomys, Baiomyini, Bensonomys, Copemys, Neotomini, Ochrotomyini, Onychomyini, Paronychomys, Peromyscini, Postcopemys, Pseudomyscus, Reithrodontomyini, Tregomys
Subtaxa: Basirepomys pliocenicus Basirepomys robertsi Basirepomys romensis
Type: Peromyscus pliocenicus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Idaho, Oregon, Utah collections)
• Miocene of United States (2: California, Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.