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Farangimys

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Farangimys
Temporal range: Neogene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

References

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  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). doi:10.1080/14772019.2025.2456620. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 9 March 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.