Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: A. D. Barnosky. 1986. New Species of the Miocene Rodent Cupidinimus (Heteromyidae) and Some Evolutionary Relationships within the Genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 6(1):46-64
Belongs to Cupidinimus according to A. D. Barnosky 1986
Sister taxa: Cupidinimus avawatzensis, Cupidinimus bidahochiensis, Cupidinimus boronensis, Cupidinimus cuyamensis, Cupidinimus halli, Cupidinimus magnus, Cupidinimus nebraskensis, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus, Cupidinimus tertius, Cupidinimus whitlocki, Perognathoides quartus, Perognathoides kleinfelderi, Perognathoides eurekensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Steepside Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of United States (30: California)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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