Knightomys cuspidatus Bown 1982 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Alternative combination: Taxymys cuspidatus

Full reference: T. M. Bown. 1982. Geology, Paleontology, and Correlation of Eocene Volcaniclastic Rocks, Southeast Absaroka Range, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1201-A:A1-A75

Belongs to Knightomys according to W. W. Korth 1994

See also Bown 1982

Sister taxa: Knightomys cremneus, Knightomys depressus, Knightomys huerfanensis, Knightomys minor, Knightomys reginensis, Knightomys senior

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Vass Quarry (Eocene of Wyoming)

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