Ondatra idahoensis, Muskrat jaw

Description:

Partial right mandibular ramus with incisor, m1 & m2 associated with muskrat (Ondatra idahoensis) remains.

• Site: NC; Brunswick Co.; Intracoastal Waterway
• Site Number: NH52B
• Era: Cenozoic
• Period: Quaternary
• Epoch: Pleistocene
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Rodentia
• Family: Cricetidae
• Genus: Ondatra
• Species: Ondatra idahoensis
• Formation: Waccamaw (upper bed)

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• Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
• Object Name: Rodents
• Object Id: PV5070

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• Search Terms
  • Mammals
  • Mandibles
  • Rodents
  • Teeth