†Prothomomys May et al. 2011 (pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Full reference: S. R. May, M. O. Woodburne, E. H. Lindsay, L. B. Albright, III, A. Sarna-Wojcicki, E. Wan, and E. B. Wahl. 2011. Geology and mammalian paleontology of the Horned Toad Hills, Mojave Desert, California, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica 13(3):28A
Parent taxon: Geomyinae according to S. R. May et al. 2011
Sister taxon: Parapliosaccomys
Subtaxa: Prothomomys warrenensis
Type: Prothomomys warrenensis
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution: found only at Warren ( of California)
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