Entoptychus rostratus Sinclair 1905 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Entoptychidae

Full reference: W. J. Sinclair. 1905. New or Imperfectly Known Rodent and Ungulates from the John Day Series. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 4(6):125-143

Belongs to Entoptychus according to W. J. Sinclair 1905

See also Rensberger 1971 and Wood 1936

Sister taxa: Entoptychus basilaris, Entoptychus cavifrons, Entoptychus crassiramis, Entoptychus fieldsi, Entoptychus germannorum, Entoptychus grandiplanus, Entoptychus individens, Entoptychus lambdoideus, Entoptychus leptophrys, Entoptychus minor, Entoptychus montanensis, Entoptychus planifrons, Entoptychus productidens, Entoptychus rensbergeri, Entoptychus sheppardi, Entoptychus sperryi, Entoptychus transitorius, Entoptychus wheelerensis, Palustrimus lewisi

Type specimen: UCMP 1651, a partial skull (Cranium)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Entoptychus rostratus in the database

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