Ellesmereomys Martin and Zakrzewski 2022 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: R. A. Martin and R. J. Zakrzewski. 2022. An unusual Pliocene arvicoline-like cricetid rodent from Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42(3):e2167605

Parent taxon: Baranomyinae according to R. A. Martin and R. J. Zakrzewski 2022

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Ellesmereomys haringtoni

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Type: Ellesmereomys haringtoni

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Strathcona Fiord

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