Mojavemys mascallensis Downs 1956 (pocket gopher)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Alternative combinations: Cupidinimus mascallensis, Peridiomys mascallensis, Prodipodomys mascallensis

Full reference: T. Downs. 1956. The Mascall fauna from the Miocene of Oregon. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 31(5):199-354

Belongs to Mojavemys according to E. H. Lindsay 1972

See also Barnosky 1986, Downs 1956, Korth 1994 and Whistler 1984

Sister taxa: Mojavemys alexandrae, Mojavemys galushai, Mojavemys lophatus, Mojavemys magnumarcus, Mojavemys wilsoni

Ecology: fossorial browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mojavemys mascallensis in the database

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