†Atopomys Patton 1965 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: T. H. Patton. 1965. A New Genus of Fossil Microtine from Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 46(3)
Parent taxon: Microtinae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Patton 1965
Sister taxa: Fiber, Nebraskomys, Pliophenacomys, Predicrostonyx, Proneofiber, Sycium
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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