Prothomomys
| Prothomomys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | †Prothomomys |
| Species: | †P. warrenensis
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| †Prothomomys warrenensis May et. al., 2011
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Prothomomys is an extinct genus of geomyid that lived during the Neogene period.
Distribution
[edit]Prothomomys warrenensis fossils are known from the Horned Toad Formation of California, dating back to the Hemphilian North American land mammal age.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Steven R. May; Michael O. Woodburne; Everett H. Lindsay; L. Barry Albright; Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki; Elmira Wan; David B. Wahl (2011). "Geology and mammalian paleontology of the Horned Toad Hills, Mojave Desert, California, USA". Palaeontologia Electronica. 14 (3): Article Number 14.3.28A. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
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