Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Full reference: J. J. M. Calede and D. L. Rasmussen. 2020. New gophers (Rodentia: Geomyidae) from the Cabbage Patch beds of Montana (Renova Formation) and the phylogenetic relationships within Entoptychinae. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 86(2):107-167
Belongs to Pleurolicus according to J. J. M. Calede and D. L. Rasmussen 2020
Sister taxa: Pleurolicus compressus, Pleurolicus dakotensis, Pleurolicus exiguus, Pleurolicus hemingfordensis, Pleurolicus mensae, Pleurolicus sellardsi, Pleurolicus sulcifrons
Type specimen: UWBM 62373, a partial skeleton (cranium, associated partial left dentary, right dentary, and partially articulated postcranial skeleton)
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pleurolicus rensbergeri in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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