Basirepomys

{{Short description|Extinct genus of rodents}}

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| taxon = Basirepomys

| authority = Korth & De Blieux, 2010

| type_species = Peromyscus pliocenicus

| type_species_authority = Wilson 1937R. W. Wilson. 1937. New middle Pliocene rodent and lagomorph faunas from Oregon and California. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 487(1):2-19

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  • Basirepomys pliocenicus (Wilson, 1937)
  • Basirepomys robertsi Korth & De Blieux, 2010
  • Basirepomys romensis Korth 2011W. W. Korth. 2011. New Species of Cricetid Rodents (Mammalia) from the Late Miocene (Hemphillian) Previously Referred to Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson. Annals of Carnegie Museum 79(2):137-147

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Basirepomys is an extinct genus of Cricetidae that existed in the United States during the Late Miocene period. It contains the species B. pliocenicus and B. robertsi.{{cite journal |author=William W. Korth & Donald D. De Blieux |year=2010 |title=Rodents and Lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the Hemphillian (Late Miocene) of Utah |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=226–235 |doi=10.1080/02724630903412448|bibcode=2010JVPal..30..226K |s2cid=86523898 }}

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Category:Cricetidae

Category:Miocene rodents

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2010

Category:Extinct animals of the United States

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