†Parapliosaccomys Shotwell 1967 (pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Full reference: J. A. Shotwell. 1967. Late Tertiary Geomyoid Rodents of Oregon. Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 9:1-51
Parent taxon: Geomyinae according to W. W. Korth 1987
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Shotwell 1967
Sister taxon: Prothomomys
Subtaxa: Parapliosaccomys annae Parapliosaccomys hibbardi Parapliosaccomys oregonensis Parapliosaccomys transversus Parapliosaccomys wittei
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nevada, Oregon collections)
• Miocene of United States (16: Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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