Predicrostonyx
Extinct genus of rodents
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Predicrostonyx hopkinsi is an extinct rodent in the family Cricetidae, and is considered one of the earliest examples of collared lemmings.
| Predicrostonyx Temporal range: Early Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Dicrostonychini |
| Genus: | †Predicrostonyx Guthrie & Matthews, 1971[1] |
| Species: | †P. hopkinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Predicrostonyx hopkinsi Guthrie & Matthews, 1971 | |
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