Genus: Dakotamys EATON, 1995
Etymology: Named after the Dakota Formation and Greek, mys, “mouse”: Dakota Mouse.

Species: malcolmi EATON, 1995
Etymology: For Dr. Malcolm C. McKenna, in recognition of his support of research, his never ending faith in the value of field work, and for teaching EATON the relationships of Scotch whisky to finding fossils.

Holotype: MNA V5875

Locality: MNA Loc. 1067, Bryce Valley, east of Bryce Canyon National Park, pproximately 1 km west of the town of Cannoville, Garfield County, Utah.

Horizon: Dakota Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material: M1.

Hypodigm

MNA V5856, V5859, V5874, V5884, V6050, V6056: p4.

MNA V5346, V5368, V5380, V5867, V5886, V5891, V6138, V6332, V6368, V6384, V6391, V6484, V6778, V6785: m1.

MNA V6488, V6773, V6776, V6786: m2.

MNA V5359, V6037: P4.

MNA V5350, V5875, V5883, V6225, V6232, V6237, V6309, V6327, V6334, V6456, V6789, V7328: M1.

MNA V6240, V6370, V6381: M2.

 


Locality: MNA Loc. 939, west side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, near the town of Alton, southwestern Utah.

Horizon: Dakota Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Age? Stage?, upper Middle Campanian Stage, upper middle Senonian subepoch, lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MNA V6009, V6010, P4.

MNA V6011: M1.

 


Locality: MNA Loc. 1064, Bryce Valley, east of Bryce Canyon National Park, southwestern Utah.

Horizon: Dakota Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Age? Stage?, upper Middle Campanian Stage, upper middle Senonian subepoch, lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MNA V6102: m2.

MNA V5392: M2.

 

 

Locality: UCM loc. 85358, southwestern Utah.

Horizon: Dakota Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Age? Stage?, upper Middle Campanian Stage, upper middle Senonian subepoch, lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UCM 54330: m1.

 

EATON, 2009

Locality: Locality 162, Paunsaugunt Plateau, Utah.

Horizon: Dakota Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Age? Stage?, upper Middle Campanian Stage, upper middle Senonian subepoch, lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

UMNI VP 14163: Rm1.

UMNH VP 12851: LM2.