Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Alternative combination: Diprionomys arcarius
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1996. Geomyoid rodents (Mammalia) from the Bijou Hills Local Fauna (Barstovian), South Dakota. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 31(1):49-55
Belongs to Mioheteromys according to W. W. Korth 1997
See also Korth 1996
Sister taxa: Mioheteromys amplissimus, Mioheteromys subterior
Type specimen: Its type locality is South Bijou Hill, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial claystone in the Fort Randall Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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