Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi
Full reference: J. A. Baskin. 1978. Bensonomys, Calomys, and the origin of the phyllotine group of Neotropical cricetines (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy 59(1):125-135
Belongs to Bensonomys according to T. S. Kelly 2007
See also Baskin 1978 and Martin et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bensonomys arizonae, Bensonomys baskini, Bensonomys coffeyi, Bensonomys elachys, Bensonomys eliasi, Bensonomys hershkovitzi, Bensonomys lindsayi, Bensonomys meadensis, Bensonomys stirtoni, Bensonomys winklerorum, Bensonomys yazhi, Calomys (Bensonomys) coffeyi, Oryzomys pliocaenicus
Type specimen: WC no. 212, a tooth (m1). Its type locality is White Cone, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Bidahochi Formation of Arizona.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: California collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Arizona, California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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