†Pliosaccomys dubius Wilson 1936 (pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1936. A Pliocene Rodent Fauna from Smiths Valley, Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 473(2):15-34
Belongs to Pliosaccomys according to R. W. Wilson 1936
Sister taxa: Pliosaccomys higginsensis, Pliosaccomys prowitteorum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Smiths Valley (CIT 174), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Coal Valley Formation of Nevada
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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