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Basirepomys

Basirepomys is an extinct genus of Cricetidae that existed in the United States during the Late Miocene period. It contains the species B. pliocenicus and B. robertsi.

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Length
151 w
Citations
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Source
Basirepomys
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Basirepomys
Korth & De Blieux, 2010
Type species
Peromyscus pliocenicus
Wilson 19371
Species3
  • Basirepomys pliocenicus (Wilson, 1937)
  • Basirepomys robertsi Korth & De Blieux, 2010
  • Basirepomys romensis Korth 20112

Basirepomys is an extinct genus of Cricetidae that existed in the United States during the Late Miocene period. It contains the species B. pliocenicus and B. robertsi.4

References

References

  1. R. W. Wilson. 1937. New middle Pliocene rodent and lagomorph faunas from Oregon and California. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 487(1):2-19
  2. W. W. Korth. 2011. New Species of Cricetid Rodents (Mammalia) from the Late Miocene (Hemphillian) Previously Referred to Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson. Annals of Carnegie Museum 79(2):137-147
  3. "PBDB Taxon".
  4. William W. Korth & Donald D. De Blieux (2010). "Rodents and Lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the Hemphillian (Late Miocene) of Utah". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 226–235. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..226K. doi:10.1080/02724630903412448. S2CID 86523898.