†Javazapus Martin 1989 (jumping mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: R. A. Martin. 1989. Early Pleistocene Zapodid Rodents from the Java Local Fauna of North-Central South Dakota. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(1):101-109
Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to R. A. Martin 1989
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Macrognathomys, Megasminthus, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus
Subtaxa: Javazapus weeksi
Type: Javazapus weeksi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Java (Quaternary of South Dakota)
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