Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: J. A. Baskin and W. W. Korth. 1996. Paludicola 1(1):32

Belongs to Copemys according to J. A. Baskin and W. W. Korth 1996

Sister taxa: Copemys barstowensis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Whisenhunt Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Laverne Formation of Oklahoma

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Average measurements (in mm): m1 1.76 x 1.17

Estimated body mass: 26.4 g based on m1 length