Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Largest species of the genus; crownheight similar to that of Balantiomys nebraskensis Korth, 1997 (p4: ht/W 0.33; m1: ht/W 0.36), lower than B. borealis (Storer 1970), higher the Balantiomys oregonensis (Gazin, 1932); protocone on P4 ovate as in B. oregonensis.
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 Balantiomys according to W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron 2020
Sister taxa: Balantiomys meridionalis, Balantiomys nebraskensis
Type specimen: UCM 52126, a mandible
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Balantiomys coloradensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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