Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Alternative combination: Mysops boskeyi
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1973. Eocene Rodents, Pruett Formation, Southwest Texas; Their Pertinence to the Origin of the South African Caviomorpha. Pearce-Sellards Series 20
Belongs to Pareumys according to W. W. Korth 1994
See also Wood 1973
Sister taxa: Pareumys grangeri, Pareumys guensburgi, Pareumys milleri, Pareumys muffleri, Pareumys troxelli
Type specimen: Its type locality is Whistler Squat (TMM 41372), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Devil's Graveyard Formation of Texas
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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