Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: W. J. Sinclair. 1903. Mylagaulodon, a new rodent from the upper John Day of Oregon. American Journal of Science s4-15(86):143-144
Parent taxon: Mylagaulinae according to X. Lu et al. 2016
See also Macdonald 1970, Matthew 1924, McGrew 1941, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sinclair 1903 and Stock 1935
Sister taxa: Alphagaulus, Ceratogaulus, Epigaulus, Galbreathia, Hesperogaulus, Mesogaulus, Mylagaulus, Notogaulus, Pterogaulus, Simpligaulus, Tschalimys, Umbogaulus
Subtaxa: Mylagaulodon angulatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Oregon)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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