†Aurimys xeros Samuels et al. 2023 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: J. X. Samuels, J. J. M. Calede, and R. M. Hunt, Jr. 2023. The earliest dipodomyine heteromyid in North America and the phylogenetic relationships of geomorph rodents. PeerJ 11:1-47
Belongs to Aurimys according to J. X. Samuels et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNSM 27016, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is UCMP V6432, which is in an Arikareean/Miocene terrestrial sandstone in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution: found only at UCMP V6432
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