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Microtus miguelensis
Taxonomy
Microtus miguelensis was named by Guthrie (1998). Its type specimen is SBMNH 191, a mandible (jaw fragment with M/1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is San Miguel Island V-10, which is in a Pleistocene eolian horizon in California.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1998 | Microtus miguelensis Guthrie p. 191 figs. Figure 1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Microtus miguelensis Guthrie 1998
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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D. A. Guthrie 1998 | This species is larger than any living Microtus, with the possible exception of M. richardsoni. |