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Geomyidae (pocket gopher)
Taxonomy
Geomyidae was named by Bonaparte (1845). It is extant.
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower (1883) and Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Geomyoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Montgelard et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower (1883) and Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Geomyoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Montgelard et al. (2002).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1845 | Geomyidae Bonaparte |
| 1883 | Geomyidae Flower p. 185 |
| 1891 | Geomyidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91 |
| 1958 | Geomyidae Wood p. 172 |
| 1988 | Geomyidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Geomyidae Nowak |
| 1999 | Geomyidae Nowak |
| 2002 | Geomyidae Montgelard et al. p. 228 |
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