Apeomys whistleri Korth and Samuels 2015 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Full reference: W. W. Korth and J. X. Samuels. 2015. New rodent material from the John Day Formation (Arikareean, Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene) of Oregon. Annals of Carnegie Museum 83(1):19-84

Belongs to Apeomys according to W. W. Korth and J. X. Samuels 2015

Sister taxa: Apeomys asiaticus, Apeomys tuerkheimae

Type specimen: JODA 12662. Its type locality is Lonerock Area, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial sandstone in the John Day Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lonerock Area

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