†Mesogaulus paniensis Matthew 1902 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Alternative combination: Mylagaulus paniensis

Synonym: Mesogaulus praecursor Cook and Gregory 1941

Belongs to Mesogaulus according to W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron 2020

See also Cook and Gregory 1941, Galbreath 1953, Galbreath 1984 and Korth 2000

Sister taxa: Mesogaulus ballensis, Mesogaulus novellus

Type specimens:

  • Mesogaulus paniensis: AMNH 9361, a mandible. Its type locality is Courthouse Butte, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Pawnee Creek Formation of Colorado.
  • Mesogaulus praecursor: Its type locality is Agate (4 Miles N), which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Marsland Formation of Nebraska.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (9: Colorado, Nebraska)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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