Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Full reference: D. Klingener. 1966. Dipodoid rodents from the Valentine Formation of Nebraska. Occasional Papers of the Musuem of Zoology, University of Michigan 644:1-9
Parent taxon: Zapodidae according to D. Klingener 1966
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aksyiromys, Banyuesminthus, Elymys, Eozapus, Gobiosminthus, Javazapus, Macrognathomys, Miosicista, Napaeozapus, Pliozapus, Primisminthus, Schaubeumys, Shamosminthus, Sicista, Sicistinae, Simiacritomys, Sminthozapus, Tyrannomys, Zapus
Subtaxa: Megasminthus gladiofex Megasminthus tiheni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (24: Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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