Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1907. A new horned rodent from the Miocene of Kansas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32(1554):627-636
Parent taxon: Mylagaulinae according to X. Lu et al. 2016
See also Gidley 1907 and Korth 2000
Sister taxa: Alphagaulus, Ceratogaulus, Galbreathia, Hesperogaulus, Mesogaulus, Mylagaulodon, Mylagaulus, Notogaulus, Pterogaulus, Simpligaulus, Tschalimys, Umbogaulus
Subtaxa: Epigaulus hatcheri
Type: Epigaulus hatcheri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Kansas, Nebraska collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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