Orcemys

Orcemys; Temporal range: Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Arvicolinae
Genus:	† Orcemys
Species:	†O. giberti
Binomial name
	†Orcemys giberti; Martin et. al., 2018

Last updated July 11, 2025

Orcemys is an extinct genus of arvicoline rodent that lived during the Early Pleistocene.

Distribution

Orcemys giberti is known from Spain.^[1]

References

↑ Martin, Robert A.; Tesakov, Alexey; Agustí, Jordi; Johnston, Karla (May 2018). "Orcemys , a new genus of arvicolid rodent from the early Pleistocene of the Guadix–Baza Basin, southern Spain". Comptes Rendus Palevol . 17 (4–5): 310–319. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2017.06.006 . Retrieved 23 June 2025.

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[1] Martin, Robert A.; Tesakov, Alexey; Agustí, Jordi; Johnston, Karla (May 2018). "Orcemys , a new genus of arvicolid rodent from the early Pleistocene of the Guadix–Baza Basin, southern Spain". Comptes Rendus Palevol . 17 (4–5): 310–319. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2017.06.006 . Retrieved 23 June 2025.

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