†Cynomys vetus Hibbbard 1942 (prairie dog)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Belongs to Cynomys according to Hibbbard 1942
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys hibbardi, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys ludovicianus, Cynomys mexicanus, Cynomys niobrarius, Cynomys parvidens, Cynomys sappaensis, Cynomys spenceri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cynomys vetus Locality, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Kansas
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: Kansas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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