After McKenna & Bell, 1997, Korth & Chaney, 1999, Alroy, 2002-2005, and Feranec, Barnosky & Quang, 2005
<==o Geomyidae Bonaparte, 1845 [taxonomic history] (pocket gophers; taskurotat ja kengururotat) |?- †Diplolophus insolens Troxell, 1923 [incl. †Gidleumys adspectans A.E. Wood, 1936; Barbour & Stout, 1939, A.E. Wood, 1980, and Korth, 1994c] L.Olig. NA. |?-o †Schizodontomys Rensberger, 1973; L.-M.Mioc. NA. | |-- †S. amnicolus Korth et al., 1990 | |-- †S. greeni Rensberger, 1973 | |-- †S. harkseni (Macdonald, 1970) Rensberger, 1973c [Grangerimus harkseni Macdonald, 1970; Schizodontomys harkseni (Macdonald); Rensberger, 1973c, Gawne, 1975, and Korth, 1997a] | `-- †S. sulcidens Rensberger, 1973 |?-o †Lignimus Storer, 1970; M.Mioc. NA. | |-- †L. austridakotensis Korth, 1996c | |-- †L. transversus Barnosky, 1986 | `-- †L. montis Storer, 1970a |--o †Tenudomys Rensberger, 1973 | |-- †T. macdonaldi Rensberger, 1973 | |-- †T. bodei (Wilson, 1949) Korth, 1993 [Mookomys? bodei Wilson, 1949] | |-- †T. dakotensis (MacDonald, 1963) Rensberger, 1973 [Granerimus dakotensis MacDonald, 1963; Tenudomys? dakotensis (MacDonald, 1963) Rensberger, 1973] | `-- †T. basilaris Korth, 1989 `--+?-o †Mojavemyinae Korth & Chaney, 1999 | |--o †Mojavemys Lindsay, 1972; M.Mioc. NA. | | |-- †M. alexandrae Lindsay, 1972 | | |-- †M. galushai Korth & Chaney, 1999 | | |-- †M. lophatus Lindsay, 1972 | | |-- †M. magnumarcus Barnosky, 1986b | | `-- †M. wilsoni (James, 1963) Korth & Chaney, 1999 [Pliosaccomys wilsoni James, 1963] | `--o †Phelosaccomys Korth & Reynolds, 1994; M.-U.Mioc. NA. [however, see basal Geomyidae] | |-- †P. annae (Korth, 1987) Korth & Reynolds, 1994 [Parapliosaccomys annae Korth, 1987; Phelosaccomys annae (Korth) Korth & Reynolds, 1994, Sutton & Korth, 1995, and Korth & Chaney, 1999] | |-- †P. hibbardi (Storer, 1973) [Lignimus hibbardi Storer, 1973; Parapliosaccomys hibbardi (Storer) Korth, 1987; Phelosaccomys hibbardi (Storer) Korth & Reynolds, 1994, Korth, 1997b, Korth, 1998c, and Korth & Chaney, 1999] | |-- †P. neomexicanus Korth & Chaney, 1999 | `-- †P. shotwelli Korth & Reynolds, 1994 `--+-- †Entoptychinae Miller & Gidley, 1918 [taxonomic history] [has also been treated as a subfamily of Aplodontidae] |-- Geomyinae Bonaparte, 1845 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 [taxonomic history] (pocket gophers; taskurotat) `-- Heteromyinae Gray, 1868 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 [taxonomic history] (pocket mice; kengururotat)
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