Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Full reference: I. Ferrusquia and A. E. Wood. 1969. New Fossil Rodents from the Early Oligocene Rancho Gaitan Local Fauna, Early Chadronian, Northeastern Chihuahua, Mexico. Pearce-Sellards Series 16
Parent taxon: Cylindrodontidae according to I. Ferrusquia and A. E. Wood 1969
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Anomoemys, Ardynomys, Cylindrodon, Dawsonomys, Gobiocylindrodon, Orientocylindrodon, Pareumys, Proardynomys, Pseudocylindrodon, Sespemys, Siouxlindrodon, Tuscahomys
Subtaxa: Jaywilsonomys ojinagaensis
Type: Jaywilsonomys ojinagaensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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