Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2013. Mylagaulid Rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia: Mylagaulidae) from the Middle Miocene (Barstovian) of New Mexico. Annals of Carnegie Museum 81(4):233-245
Belongs to Notogaulus according to W. W. Korth 2013
Sister taxon: Notogaulus major
Type specimen: F:AM 65886, a skull (nearly complete cranium lacking upper cheek teeth with associated left dentary with p4 and m2 ). Its type locality is Santa Cruz, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Tesuque Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (5: New Mexico collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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