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Metaliomys sevierensis
Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Metaliomys

Korth & De Blieux, 2010
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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.[1]

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.