Knightomys minor Wood 1965 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Alternative combination: Dawsonomys minor

Belongs to Knightomys according to L. D. Ivy 1990

See also Korth 1984 and Wood 1965

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

Type specimen: ACM 4387, a mandible (lower left jaw with p4-m3)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (19: New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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