Geomys carranzai Lindsay and Jacobs 1985 (pocket gopher)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Alternative combination: Pliogeomys carranzai

Full reference: E. H. Lindsay and L. L. Jacobs. 1985. Pliocene small mammal fossils from Chihuahua, Mexico. Paleontologia Mexicana 51:1-53

Belongs to Geomys according to R. A. Martin et al. 2002

See also Lindsay and Jacobs 1985

Sister taxa: Geomys adamsi, Geomys bisulcatus, Geomys bursarius, Geomys jacobi, Geomys lutescens, Geomys pinetis, Geomys quinni, Geomys tobinensis

Ecology: fossorial browser

Distribution: found only at Yepomera ( of Mexico)

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