Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1979. Geomyoid rodents from the Valentine Formation of Knox County, Nebraska. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 48(33859):287-310
Belongs to Perognathus according to W. W. Korth 1979
Sister taxa: Perognathus ancenensis, Perognathus brevidens, Perognathus carpenteri, Perognathus dunklei, Perognathus flavescens, Perognathus flavus, Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus henryredfieldi, Perognathus huastecensis, Perognathus inornatus, Perognathus longimembris, Perognathus maldei, Perognathus mclaughlini, Perognathus merriami, Perognathus minutus, Perognathus parvus, Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis, Perognathus saskatchewanensis, Perognathus stevei, Perognathus strigipredus
Type specimen: UNSM 56311, a mandible (right mandible with p4-m3)
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (12: Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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