Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Belongs to Perognathus according to Hibbard 1949
Sister taxa: Perognathus ancenensis, Perognathus brevidens, Perognathus carpenteri, Perognathus coquorum, Perognathus dunklei, Perognathus flavescens, Perognathus flavus, Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus henryredfieldi, Perognathus huastecensis, Perognathus inornatus, Perognathus longimembris, Perognathus maldei, Perognathus merriami, Perognathus minutus, Perognathus parvus, Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis, Perognathus saskatchewanensis, Perognathus stevei, Perognathus strigipredus, Perognathus trojectioansrum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: Kansas collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Arizona, Oklahoma)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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