Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Heteromyidae
Although with similarities to kangaroo rats of the genus Dipodomys, Prodipodomys features rooted teeth, unlike that genus (apparently except in old age). According to Kurtén and Anderson (1980), it probably formed a lineage collateral to Dipodomys rather than ancestral.
Sites.
Late Blancan: 111 Ranch (Morgan and White 2005).
Late Blancan/Early Irvingtonian: Elsinore: Mimomys (Pajak et al. 1996).
Literature. Morgan and White 2005; Pajak et al. 1996.
Prodipodomys idahoensis has been said to be the most advanced species of the genus (Kurtén and Anderson 1980).
Sites.
Late Blancan: California Wash (Johnson et al. 1975).
Literature. Johnson et al. 1975.
Last Update: 20 Apr 2014