Metaliomys

Metaliomys
Metaliomys sevierensis
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification
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.[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.