Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: S. S. B. Hopkins. 2019. Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of hypsodonty in the Aplodontiinae (Mammalia, Rodentia, Aplodontiidae), with the description of several new species. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(4):e1668401
Belongs to Liodontia according to S. S. B. Hopkins 2019
Sister taxa: Liodontia alexandrae, Liodontia bathypotamos, Liodontia furlongi
Type specimen: UCMP 61716, a skull (a complete skull with R and L I1–M3, crushed and sheared taphonomically). Its type locality is Massacre Lake RV-6161, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in Nevada.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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