Manitsha tanka Simpson 1941 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1941. A giant rodent from the Oligocene. Science 93:474-475

Belongs to Manitsha according to G. G. Simpson 1941

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Amer. Mus. No. 39081, a partial skeleton (fairly complete skull and jaws, most of a fore limb and other fragments). Its type locality is Manitsha Site, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Manitsha Site

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