†Phelosaccomys neomexicanus 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 Phelosaccomys according to W. W. Korth and D. S. Chaney 1999
Sister taxon: Phelosaccomys shotwelli
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution: found only at Santa Cruz (Miocene of New Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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