Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: R. A. Martin and R. H. Prince. 1989. A new species of early Pleistocene cotton rat from the Anza-Borrego Desert of southern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 88(2):80-87
Belongs to Sigmodon according to R. A. Martin and R. H. Prince 1989
Sister taxa: Sigmodon alstoni, Sigmodon bakeri, Sigmodon chonensis, Sigmodon curtisi, Sigmodon hispidus, Sigmodon hudspethensis, Sigmodon libitinus, Sigmodon minor, Sigmodon ochrognathus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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