Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: T. H. Patton. 1965. A New Genus of Fossil Microtine from Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 46(3)
Parent taxon: Arvicolinae according to R. E. Eshelman et al. 2025
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Patton 1965
Sister taxa: Allophaiomys, Arvicolini, Dicrostonychini, Dinaromys, Lasiopodomys, Lemmini, Mimomys, Myodini, Ondatrinae, Ondatrini, Orcemys, Phenacomyini, Praesynaptomys, Prolagurus, Prometheomyini, Synaptomyini
Subtaxa: Atopomys texensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (14: Florida, Maryland, Texas, West Virginia collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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