Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: C. E. Gawne. 1975. Rodents from the Zia Sand Miocene of New Mexico. American Museum Novitates 2586
Belongs to Proheteromys according to C. E. Gawne 1975
Sister taxa: Proheteromys bumpi, Proheteromys floridanus, Proheteromys gremmelsi, Proheteromys ironcloudi, Proheteromys latidens, Proheteromys matthewi, Proheteromys maximus, Proheteromys parvus, Proheteromys sabinensis, Proheteromys sulculus, Proheteromys thorpei, Proheteromys toledoensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Standing Rock Quarry, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Zia Sand Formation of New Mexico
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution: found only at Standing Rock Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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