Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth. 1995. Rodents (Mammalia) from the Barstovian (Miocene) Anceney local fauna, Montana. Annals of Carnegie Museum 64(4):267-314
Belongs to Copemys according to J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth 1995
Sister taxa: Copemys barstowensis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis, Democricetodon mutilus, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon haltmari, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon brevis, Democricetodon kaonou
Type specimen: Its type locality is Anceney, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Madison Valley Formation of Montana
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Montana, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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