Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth. 1995. Rodents (Mammalia) from the Barstovian (Miocene) Anceney local fauna, Montana. Annals of Carnegie Museum 64(4):267-314
Belongs to Copemys according to J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth 1995
Sister taxa: Copemys barstowensis, Copemys dentalis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon brevis, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon kaonou, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon haltmari, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon mutilus
Type specimen: CM 27711, a mandible (right mandible with m1-m2). Its type locality is Anceney, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Madison Valley Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Montana, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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