†Mojavemys galushai Korth and Chaney 1999 (pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth and D. S. Chaney. 1999. A New Subfamily of Geomyoid Rodents (Mammalia) and a Possible Origin of Geomyidae. Journal of Paleontology 73(6):1191-1200
Belongs to Mojavemys according to W. W. Korth and D. S. Chaney 1999
Sister taxa: Mojavemys alexandrae, Mojavemys lophatus, Mojavemys magnumarcus, Mojavemys mascallensis, Mojavemys wilsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Santa Cruz, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Tesuque Formation of New Mexico
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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