Microdipodops megacephalus (rodent)

Mass: 11.9 g based on Djawdan and Garland Jr 1988, Hinds and MacMillen 1985, Hinds and Rice-Warner 1992, and Morton et al. 1980

Abundance: 0.11 to 3.15%

Latitudinal range: 39.5° to 40.1°

Habitats: (2) only

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Found in two samples

United States: Crystal Ball Cave (Late Pleistocene), Camels Back Cave (Stratum I) (Holocene)

Size measurements:
body mass12.3 gN = 8Djawdan and Garland Jr 1988
body mass11.0 gN = 9Hinds and MacMillen 1985
body mass11.7 gN = 4Hinds and Rice-Warner 1992
body mass13.0 gN = 6Morton et al. 1980
condylobasal length20.42 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979
hind foot length25.00 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979
skull length28.38 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979
skull width18.78 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979
tail length83.00 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979
total body length148.79 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979
upper tooth row length2.64 mmN = 14Hafner et al. 1979

See also Microdipodops, Microdipodops pallidus