Allomys nitens Marsh 1877 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Allomyidae

Alternative combination: Meniscomys nitens

Synonyms: Allomys multiplicatus Cope 1878, Meniscomys multiplicatus Cope 1878

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1877. Notice of some new vertebrate fossils. American Journal of Arts and Sciences 14:249-256

Belongs to Allomys according to O. C. Marsh 1877

See also Hay 1902, McGrew 1941, Merriam and Sinclair 1907 and Rensberger 1983

Sister taxa: Allomys cavatus, Allomys cristabrevis, Allomys reticulatus, Allomys simplicidens, Allomys stirtoni, Allomys storeri, Allomys tessellatus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at John Day (non-specific) ( of Oregon)

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