Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1932. New heteromyid rodents from the Miocene of Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Geological Survey 10
Belongs to Proheteromys according to A. E. Wood 1932
Sister taxa: Proheteromys bumpi, Proheteromys cejanus, 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 Midway, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Torreya Formation of Florida
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Florida collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Florida, New Mexico)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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