Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Mimomys taylori, Nebraskomys taylori
Synonym: Pliophenacomys idahoensis Hibbard 1959
Full reference: C. W. Hibbard. 1959. Late Cenozoic Microtine Rodents from Wyoming and Idaho. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters 44:3-40
Belongs to Ophiomys according to R. A. Martin et al. 2002
See also Hibbard 1959, Hibbard and Zakrzewski 1967, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Zakrzewski 1969
Sister taxa: Mimomys dakotaensis, Mimomys davakosi, Mimomys occitanus, Mimomys panacaensis, Mimomys pliocaenicus, Mimomys virginianus, Cosomys primus, Cseria parkeri, Ophiomys mcknighti, Ophiomys parvus, Ophiomys fricki, Ophiomys magilli
Type specimens:
- Ophiomys taylori: Its type locality is Hagerman (USGS 19216), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho
- Pliophenacomys idahoensis: Its type locality is Sand Point (USGS 19128), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho.
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (11: Arizona, Idaho, Washington collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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