†Uriscus californicus Wood 1962 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae
Alternative combination: Reithroparamys californicus
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1962. The Early Tertiary Rodents of the Family Paramyidae. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 52(1):3-261
Belongs to Uriscus according to R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth 1996
See also Black 1971, Black and Sutton 1984, Korth 1994, Wood 1962 and Wood 1974
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is San Diego Mission (CIT 249-S), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at San Diego Mission (CIT 249-S)
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