Baiomys brachygnathus Gidley 1922 (pygmy mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Peromyscus brachygnathus

Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1922. Preliminary report on fossil vertebrates of the San Pedro Valley, Arizona, with descriptions of new species of Rodentia and Lagomorpha. Shorter contributions to general geology, 1922 131:119-131

Belongs to Baiomys according to Y. Tomida 1987

See also Gidley 1922, Hibbard 1941 and Kurten and Anderson 1980

Sister taxa: Baiomys aquilonius, Baiomys kolbi, Baiomys minimus, Baiomys mowi, Baiomys rexroadensis, Baiomys rexroadi

Type specimen: USNM 10501, a mandible (The greater portion of a right lower jaw carrying all the teeth)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Arizona collection)

• Blancan of United States (4: Arizona)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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