Farangimys

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Farangimys
Temporal range: Neogene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Geomyoidea
Genus: Farangimys
Species:
F. megalotrogos
Binomial name
Farangimys megalotrogos
Calede & Socki, 2025

Farangimys is an extinct genus of geomyoid that lived during the Neogene.

Distribution

Farangimys megalotrogos fossils are known from the Pawnee Creek Beds of Colorado. [1]

References

  1. Calede, Jonathan J.-M.; Socki, Francesca M. (3 March 2025). "A new stem geomyoid helps elucidate the palaeoecology and evolutionary history of geomorph rodents" . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 23 (1). Bibcode:2025JSPal..2356620C. doi:10.1080/14772019.2025.2456620. ISSN   1477-2019 . Retrieved 9 March 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.