Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: D. P. Whistler. 1984. Boron Local Fauna. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 355:1-36
Belongs to Cupidinimus according to D. P. Whistler 1984
Sister taxa: Cupidinimus avawatzensis, Cupidinimus bidahochiensis, Cupidinimus cuyamensis, Cupidinimus halli, Cupidinimus lindsayi, Cupidinimus magnus, Cupidinimus nebraskensis, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus, Cupidinimus tertius, Cupidinimus whitlocki, Perognathoides kleinfelderi, Perognathoides quartus, Perognathoides eurekensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Boron, which is in a Hemingfordian fluvial claystone/sandstone in the Kramer Beds Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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