Cratogeomys merriami Thomas 1893 (Merriam's pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combinations: Geomys merriami, Pappogeomys merriami
Synonym: Cratogeomys estor Merriam 1895
Belongs to Cratogeomys according to S. T. Álvarez-Castañeda and C. A. Segura-Trujillo 2025
See also Hall 1981 and Monterrubio et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Cratogeomys bensoni, Cratogeomys castanops, Cratogeomys fulvescens, Cratogeomys fumosus, Cratogeomys goldmani, Cratogeomys gymnurus, Cratogeomys neglectus, Cratogeomys perotensis, Cratogeomys planiceps, Cratogeomys sansimonensis, Cratogeomys tylorhinus, Cratogeomys zinseri
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution: found only at Chimalhuacan-Atenco Capa III (Quaternary of Mexico)
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