Thomomys carsonensis Kelly 1994 (pocket gopher)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Full reference: T. S. Kelly. 1994. Two Pliocene (Blancan) vertebrate faunas from Douglas County, Nevada. PaleoBios 16(1):1-23

Belongs to Thomomys according to T. S. Kelly 1994

Sister taxa: Thomomys bottae, Thomomys bulbivorus, Thomomys clusius, Thomomys gidleyi, Thomomys microdon, Thomomys monticola, Thomomys orientalis, Thomomys potomacensis, Thomomys talpoides, Thomomys townsendii, Thomomys umbrinus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fish Spring Flat (UCMP V-93048), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Nevada

Ecology: fossorial browser

Distribution: found only at Fish Spring Flat (UCMP V-93048)

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