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
Found in two samples
United States: Crystal Ball Cave (Late Pleistocene), Camels Back Cave (Stratum I) (Holocene)
Size measurements:
body mass | 12.3 g | N = 8 | Djawdan and Garland Jr 1988 |
body mass | 11.0 g | N = 9 | Hinds and MacMillen 1985 |
body mass | 11.7 g | N = 4 | Hinds and Rice-Warner 1992 |
body mass | 13.0 g | N = 6 | Morton et al. 1980 |
condylobasal length | 20.42 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
hind foot length | 25.00 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
skull length | 28.38 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
skull width | 18.78 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
tail length | 83.00 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
total body length | 148.79 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
upper tooth row length | 2.64 mm | N = 14 | Hafner et al. 1979 |
See also Microdipodops, Microdipodops pallidus