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 barstowensis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon haltmari, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon mutilus, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon brevis, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon kaonou, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon fejfari
Type specimen: Its type locality is Eureka, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (11: California collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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