Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: S. R. May, M. O. Woodburne, E. H. Lindsay, L. B. Albright, III, A. Sarna-Wojcicki, E. Wan, and E. B. Wahl. 2011. Geology and mammalian paleontology of the Horned Toad Hills, Mojave Desert, California, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica 13(3):28A
Belongs to Jacobsomys according to S. R. May et al. 2011
Sister taxon: Jacobsomys verdensis
Type specimen: UCMP 320583, UCMP 320578, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Warren, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Horned Toad Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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