Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Parent taxon: Thomomyini according to S. T. Álvarez-Castañeda and C. A. Segura-Trujillo 2025
Sister taxon: Thomomys
Subtaxa: Megascapheus atrovarius Megascapheus baileyi Megascapheus bottae Megascapheus bulbivorus Megascapheus connectens Megascapheus fulvus Megascapheus laticeps Megascapheus nayarensis Megascapheus nigricans Megascapheus ruidosae Megascapheus sheldoni Megascapheus townsendii Megascapheus umbrinus
Type: Diplostoma bulbivorum
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (47: Arizona, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
Total: 51 collections including 52 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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