Heosminthus teredens Calede et al. 2022 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Full reference: J. J. M. Calede, Y. T. Tse, and K. D. Cairns. 2022. The first evidence of Heosminthus from North America and the phylogenetics of Sminthidae (Mammalia, Rodentia, Dipodoidea): biogeographical implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 20(1):2111232

Belongs to Heosminthus according to J. J. M. Calede et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Heosminthus borrae, Heosminthus chimidae, Heosminthus minutus, Heosminthus nomogenesis, Heosminthus primiveris, Heosminthus verus

Type specimen: UMPC 2247, a partial skull (partial skull with right I-M2 and left I-M3)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heosminthus teredens in the database

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