Family Geomyidae Bonaparte 1845 (pocket gopher)
PaleoDB taxon number: 41651
Parent taxon: Geomyoidea according to C. Montgelard et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Eomyidae, Florentiamyidae, Griphomys, Heliscomyidae, Heteromyidae, Hydentomys
Subtaxa: Cratogeomys, Entoptychinae, Geomyinae, Geomys, Microdipodops, Mojavemys, Nerterogeomys, Orthogeomys, Pappogeomys, Phelosaccomys, Pleurolicus, Pliogeomys, Pliosaccomys, Progeomys, Protoptychus, Reynoldsomys, Tenudomys, Thomomys, Zygogeomys
Type: Geomys
Ecology: fossorial browser