†Texomys Slaughter 1981 (rodent)
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Full reference: B. H. Slaughter. 1981. A New Genus of Geomyoid Rodent from the Miocene of Texas and Panama. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1(1):111-115
Parent taxon: Protrogomorpha according to B. H. Slaughter 1981
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Akmaiomys, Floresomys, Ischyromyoidea, Jimomys, Laredomyidae, Marfilomys, Meliakrouniomys, Protoptychidae, Pseudoparamys, Sciuravidae
Subtaxa: Texomys ritchiei Texomys stewarti
Type: Texomys ritchiei
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (2 collections), United States (10: Florida, Louisiana, Texas)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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