Basirepomys
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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.
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
that existed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the Late Miocene
Late Miocene
The Late Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch....
period. It contains the species B. pliocenicus and B. robertsi.