Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Synonym: Platygeomys Merriam 1895
Parent taxon: Geomyidae according to T. Monterrubio et al. 2000
See also Czaplewski et al. 1999, Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Schultz and Howard 1935 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Geomyinae, Geomys, Microdipodops, Mojavemys, Nerterogeomys, Orthogeomys, Pappogeomys, Phelosaccomys, Pleurolicus, Pliogeomys, Pliosaccomys, Progeomys, Reynoldsomys, Tenudomys, Thomomys, Zygogeomys
Subtaxa: Cratogeomys bensoni Cratogeomys castanops Cratogeomys fumosus Cratogeomys gymnurus Cratogeomys merriami Cratogeomys neglectus Cratogeomys sansimonensis Cratogeomys tylorhinus Cratogeomys zinseri
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections), United States (4: New Mexico, Texas)
• Blancan of United States (14: Arizona, Texas)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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