†Downsimus Macdonald 1970 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Allomyidae
Full reference: J. R. Macdonald. 1970. Review of the Miocene Wounded Knee faunas of southwestern South Dakota. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 8:165-82
Parent taxon: Allomyidae according to J. R. Macdonald 1970
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Allomys, Alwoodia, Haplomys, Parallomys, Rudiomys, Spurimus
Subtaxa: Downsimus chadwicki
Type: Downsimus chadwicki
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (2: Montana, Nebraska collections)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (4: Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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