Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Near size of Harrymys taussigi, new species (see below); p4 distinctly longer than wide, similar to Harrymys woodi Black, 1961; p4 larger relative to molars than in other species; incisors smaller relative to size of cheek teeth than in other species.
Full reference: W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron. 2020. Rodents (Mammalia) from the Troublesome Formation, Late Oligocene to Miocene (Middle Arikareean-Early Clarendonian) of Colorado. Annals of Carnegie Museum 86(4):295-360
Belongs to Harrymys according to W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron 2020
Sister taxa: Harrymys canadensis, Harrymys irvini, Harrymys magnus, Harrymys taussigi, Harrymys woodi
Type specimen: UCM 31185, a mandible
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Harrymys cyanothos in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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