Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1932. New heteromyid rodents from the Miocene of Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Geological Survey 10
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to A. E. Wood 1932
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Proheteromys bumpi Proheteromys cejanus Proheteromys floridanus Proheteromys gremmelsi Proheteromys ironcloudi Proheteromys latidens Proheteromys matthewi Proheteromys maximus Proheteromys parvus Proheteromys sabinensis Proheteromys sulculus Proheteromys thorpei Proheteromys toledoensis
Type: Proheteromys floridanus
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (1 collection), United States (22: California, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Texas)
• Harrisonian of United States (6: Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota)
• Arikareean of United States (11: California, Florida, Oregon, South Dakota)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (9: Florida, Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 50 collections including 54 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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