†Mictomys meltoni Paulson 1961 (bog lemming)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Synaptomys meltoni
Full reference: G. R. Paulson. 1961. The mammals of the Cudahy Fauna. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters 46:127-153
Belongs to Mictomys according to O. Fejfar and C. A. Repenning 1998
See also Barnosky and Rasmussen 1988, Bell and Barnosky 2000, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Paulson 1961 and Wood and Barnosky 1994
Sister taxa: Mictomys kansasensis, Mictomys vetus, Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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