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Taxonomy
Thomomys microdon was named by Sinclair (1905). Its type specimen is UCMP 5738, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Potter Creek Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in California.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1905 | Thomomys microdon Sinclair |
1980 | Thomomys microdon Kurten and Anderson p. 226 |
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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.
†Thomomys microdon Sinclair 1905 [pocket gopher]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available