Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combinations: Oryctomys bottae, Thomomys bottae
Belongs to Megascapheus according to S. T. Álvarez-Castañeda and C. A. Segura-Trujillo 2025
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Megascapheus atrovarius, Megascapheus baileyi, Megascapheus bulbivorus, Megascapheus connectens, Megascapheus fulvus, Megascapheus laticeps, Megascapheus nayarensis, Megascapheus nigricans, Megascapheus ruidosae, Megascapheus sheldoni, Megascapheus townsendii, Megascapheus umbrinus
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (43: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
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