†Heliscomys senex Wood 1935 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Heliscomyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1935. Evolution and relationships of the heteromyid rodents with new forms from the Tertiary of western North America. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 24:73-262
Belongs to Heliscomys according to A. E. Wood 1935
See also Korth 1995 and Korth et al. 1991
Sister taxa: Heliscomys gregoryi, Heliscomys hatcheri, Heliscomys macdonaldi, Heliscomys ostranderi, Heliscomys vetus, Heliscomys walshi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Slim Buttes Brule D (Oligocene of South Dakota)
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