Prothomomys

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| fossil_range = Neogene

| genus = Prothomomys

| species = warrenensis

| authority = May et. al., 2011

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Prothomomys is an extinct genus of geomyid that lived during the Neogene period.

Distribution

Prothomomys warrenensis fossils are known from the Horned Toad Formation of California, dating back to the Hemphilian North American land mammal age.{{Cite journal |author1=Steven R. May |author2=Michael O. Woodburne |author3=Everett H. Lindsay |author4=L. Barry Albright |author5=Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki |author6=Elmira Wan |author7=David B. Wahl |year=2011 |title=Geology and mammalian paleontology of the Horned Toad Hills, Mojave Desert, California, USA |url=http://palaeo-electronica.org/2011_3/11_may/index.html |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=Article Number 14.3.28A |access-date=21 February 2025 }}

References

Category:Monotypic prehistoric mammal genera

Category:Prehistoric rodent genera

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2011

Category:Pocket gophers