Microtheriomys

Microtheriomys; Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Castoridae
Subfamily:	† Agnotocastorinae
Tribe:	† Anchitheriomyini
Genus:	† Microtheriomys
Species:	†M. brevirhinus
Binomial name
	†Microtheriomys brevirhinus; Korth & Samuels, 2015

Last updated August 15, 2025

Microtheriomys is an extinct genus of anchitheriomyine castorid that lived during the Arikareean.

Distribution

Microtheriomys brevirhinus is known from the John Day Formation of Oregon.^[1]

References

↑ Korth, William W.; Samuels, Joshua X. (1 May 2015). "New Rodent Material from the John Day Formation (Arikareean, Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene) of Oregon" . Annals of Carnegie Museum . 83 (1): 19–84. Bibcode:2015AnCM...83...19K. doi:10.2992/007.083.0102. ISSN 0097-4463 . Retrieved 17 April 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] Korth, William W.; Samuels, Joshua X. (1 May 2015). "New Rodent Material from the John Day Formation (Arikareean, Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene) of Oregon" . Annals of Carnegie Museum . 83 (1): 19–84. Bibcode:2015AnCM...83...19K. doi:10.2992/007.083.0102. ISSN 0097-4463 . Retrieved 17 April 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.

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