Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Alternative combination: Perognathoides halli
Synonyms: Cupidinimus madisonensis Dorr, Jr. 1956, Peridiomys kelloggi Wood 1936, Perognathoides madisonensis Dorr, Jr. 1956
Belongs to Cupidinimus according to J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth 1995
See also Barnosky 1986, Dorr 1956, Lindsay 1972, Whistler 1984 and Wood 1936
Sister taxa: Cupidinimus avawatzensis, Cupidinimus bidahochiensis, Cupidinimus boronensis, Cupidinimus cuyamensis, Cupidinimus lindsayi, Cupidinimus magnus, Cupidinimus nebraskensis, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus, Cupidinimus tertius, Cupidinimus whitlocki, Perognathoides kleinfelderi, Perognathoides eurekensis, Perognathoides quartus
Type specimens:
- Cupidinimus halli: Its type locality is Rodent Hill, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
- Peridiomys kelloggi:
- Perognathoides madisonensis: CM 8770, a mandible. Its type locality is Anceney, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Madison Valley Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (31: California, Montana collections)
Total: 31 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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