Postcopemys Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: E. H. Lindsay and N. Czaplewski. 2011. New rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from the Verde Fauna of Arizona and the Maxum Fauna of California, USA, early Blancan Land Mammal Age. Palaeontologia Electronica 14(3; 29A):1-16

Parent taxon: Neotominae according to R. A. Martin et al. 2023

See also Rincón et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Abelmoschomys, Antecalomys, Baiomyini, Basirepomys, Bensonomys, Copemys, Neotomini, Ochrotomyini, Onychomyini, Paronychomys, Peromyscini, Pseudomyscus, Reithrodontomyini, Tregomys

Subtaxa: Postcopemys chapalensis Postcopemys maxumensis Postcopemys repenningi Postcopemys valensis Postcopemys vasquezi

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Type: Postcopemys repenningi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection), United States (7: Arizona, California, Nevada)

• Hemphillian of Mexico (1), United States (6: Arizona, California, Oregon)

Total: 15 collections including 19 occurrences

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