†Mylagaulus sesquipedalis Cope 1878 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. Descriptions of new extinct Vertebrata from the Upper Tertiary and Dakota Formations. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4(2):379-396
Belongs to Mylagaulus according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Cope 1878
Sister taxa: Mylagaulus cambridgensis, Mylagaulus elassos, Mylagaulus kinseyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sappa Creek, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Kansas
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Kansas, South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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