Litoyoderimys Emry and Korth 1993 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Full reference: R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth. 1993. Evolution in Yoderimyinae (Eomyidae: Rodentia), with New Material from the White River Formation (Chadronian) at Flagstaff Rim, Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 67(6)

Parent taxon: Yoderimyinae according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022

See also Emry and Korth 1993 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxon: Yoderimys

Subtaxa: Litoyoderimys auogoleus Litoyoderimys grossus Litoyoderimys lustrorum

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)

• Eocene of United States (3: Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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