Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Paronychomys shotwelli
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2011. New Species of Cricetid Rodents (Mammalia) from the Late Miocene (Hemphillian) Previously Referred to Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson. Annals of Carnegie Museum 79(2):137-147
Belongs to Tsaphanomys according to R. A. Martin and R. J. Zakrzewski 2019
See also Korth 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UO 21716, a tooth (left M1). Its type locality is Juniper Creek (UO 2469), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Oregon.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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