Mammalia - Rodentia - Eutypomyidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2007. Mammals from the Blue Ash Local Fauna (Late Oligocene), South Dakota. Rodentia, Part 1: Families Eutypomyidae, Eomyidae, Heliscomyidae, and Zetamys. Paludicola 8(2):31-40
Belongs to Eutypomys according to W. W. Korth 2007
Sister taxa: Eutypomys acares, Eutypomys hibernodus, Eutypomys inexpectatus, Eutypomys montanensis, Eutypomys obliquidens, Eutypomys parvus, Eutypomys thomsoni
Type specimen: CM 76293, a tooth (left M1 or M2). Its type locality is Blue Ash Local Fauna, which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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