Perognathoides quartus Hall 1930 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Alternative combinations: Cupidinimus quartus, Diprionomys quartus

Belongs to Perognathoides according to A. E. Wood 1935

See also Barnosky 1986, Clark et al. 1964, Korth 1997 and Whistler 1984

Sister taxa: Cupidinimus avawatzensis, Cupidinimus bidahochiensis, Cupidinimus boronensis, Cupidinimus cuyamensis, Cupidinimus halli, Cupidinimus lindsayi, Cupidinimus magnus, Cupidinimus nebraskensis, Cupidinimus prattensis, Cupidinimus robinsoni, Cupidinimus smaragdinus, Cupidinimus tertius, Cupidinimus whitlocki, Perognathoides eurekensis, Perognathoides kleinfelderi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fish Lake Valley, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Esmeralda Formation of Nevada

Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Nevada collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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