Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Full reference: L. B. Albright III, J. E. Starnes, G. E. Phillips and G. L. Stringer. 2026. Mammals of the early Arikareean (“middle” Oligocene) Jones Branch Local Fauna, southeastern Mississippi, USA, with notes on two older taxa from the state and the timing of Midcontinent–Gulf Coastal Plain biotic disparity. Journal of Paleontology 1-52
Parent taxon: Eomyidae according to L. B. Albright et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Adjidaumo, Aguafriamys, Apeomyinae, Arikareeomys, Asianeomys, Aulolithomys, Centimanomys, Cristadjidaumo, Cupressimus, Eomyinae, Eomyodon, Eomyops, Eomys, Estramomys, Heteroeomys, Kansasimys, Keramidomys, Leptodontomys, Ligerimys, Metadjidaumo, Omboomys, Orelladjidaumo, Paradjidaumo, Plesieomys, Protadjidaumo, Pseudotheridomys, Rhodanomys, Ritteneria, Symplokeomys, Viejadjidaumo, Yoderimyinae, Zemiodontomys
Subtaxa: Paraktioeomys palmeri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Jones Branch Local Fauna
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