†Mojavemys alexandrae Lindsay 1972 (pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Full reference: E. H. Lindsay. 1972. Small mammal fossils from the Barstow Formation, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 93:1-104
Belongs to Mojavemys according to E. H. Lindsay 1972
Sister taxa: Mojavemys galushai, Mojavemys lophatus, Mojavemys magnumarcus, Mojavemys mascallensis, Mojavemys wilsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Steepside Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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