†Mesogaulus Riggs 1899 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Parent taxon: Mylagaulinae according to X. Lu et al. 2016
See also Alroy 2002, Hay 1902 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Alphagaulus, Ceratogaulus, Epigaulus, Galbreathia, Hesperogaulus, Mylagaulodon, Mylagaulus, Notogaulus, Pterogaulus, Simpligaulus, Tschalimys, Umbogaulus
Subtaxa: Mesogaulus ballensis Mesogaulus paniensis
Type: Mesogaulus paniensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (12: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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