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Extinct genus of mammal

Metaliomys sevierensis
Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Metaliomys
Korth & De Blieux, 2010
Species: M. sevierensis
Binomial name
Metaliomys sevierensis
Korth & De Blieux, 2010

Metaliomys is an extinct genus of Heteromyidae that existed in the United States during the Late Miocene period. The only species is Metaliomys sevierensis.

References

  1. William W. Korth & Donald D. De Blieux (2010). "Rodents and Lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the Hemphillian (Late Miocene) of Utah". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 226–235. doi:10.1080/02724630903412448. S2CID 86523898.
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Taxon identifiers
Metaliomys


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