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Basirepomys

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Extinct genus of rodents

Basirepomys
Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: †Basirepomys
Korth & De Blieux, 2010
Type species
Peromyscus pliocenicus
Wilson 1937
Species
  • Basirepomys pliocenicus (Wilson, 1937)
  • Basirepomys robertsi Korth & De Blieux, 2010
  • Basirepomys romensis Korth 2011

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.

References

  1. 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
  2. "PBDB Taxon".
  3. R. W. Wilson. 1937. New middle Pliocene rodent and lagomorph faunas from Oregon and California. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 487(1):2-19
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Basirepomys
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