Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: E. H. Lindsay. 1972. Small mammal fossils from the Barstow Formation, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 93:1-104
Belongs to Copemys according to E. H. Lindsay 1972
Sister taxa: Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon kaonou, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon brevis, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon haltmari, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon mutilus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rodent Hill, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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