Prothomomys
| Prothomomys Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †P. warrenensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Prothomomys warrenensis May et. al., 2011
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Prothomomys is an extinct genus of geomyid that lived during the Neogene period.
Distribution
Prothomomys warrenensis fossils are known from the Horned Toad Formation of California, dating back to the Hemphilian North American land mammal age.[1]
References
- ^ Steven R. May; Michael O. Woodburne; Everett H. Lindsay; L. Barry Albright; Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki; Elmira Wan; David B. Wahl (2011). "Geology and mammalian paleontology of the Horned Toad Hills, Mojave Desert, California, USA". Palaeontologia Electronica. 14 (3): Article Number 14.3.28A. Retrieved 21 February 2025.