Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Synonym: Heterogeomys Merriam 1895
Parent taxon: Geomyidae according to C. Merriam 1895
See also Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Ruez 2001 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Cratogeomys, Geomyinae, Geomys, Microdipodops, Mojavemys, Nerterogeomys, Pappogeomys, Phelosaccomys, Pleurolicus, Pliogeomys, Pliosaccomys, Progeomys, Reynoldsomys, Tenudomys, Thomomys, Zygogeomys
Subtaxa: Orthogeomys grandis Orthogeomys hispidus Orthogeomys onerosus Orthogeomys propinetis
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (4: Florida)
• Blancan of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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