Texomys ritchiei Slaughter 1981 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: B. H. Slaughter. 1981. A New Genus of Geomyoid Rodent from the Miocene of Texas and Panama. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1(1):111-115

Belongs to Texomys according to B. H. Slaughter 1981

Sister taxon: Texomys stewarti

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cold Spring, San Jacinto site 3, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Fleming Formation of Texas

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (6: Louisiana, Texas collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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