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 halli, Cupidinimus kleinfelderi, Cupidinimus lindsayi, Cupidinimus madisonensis, Cupidinimus nebraskensis, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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