fossor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fossor
1850–55; < Latin: digger ( Late Latin: gravedigger), equivalent to fod ( ere ) to dig + -tor -tor, with dt > ss
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Comparisons.—Near topotypes of fossor can be distinguished from topotypes of Thomomys talpoides ocius as follows: Size larger throughout.
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Among the races of Thomomys talpoides occurring in Utah, fossor most closely resembles Thomomys talpoides uinta in color and size, but differs from it as follows: Ears smaller, more pointed and with more darkly pigmented pinnae.
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The range of fossor in Utah, as now understood, is limited to the mountainous parts of the state south and east of the Colorado and Green rivers in Grand and San Juan counties.
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Eight specimens from Oak Spring are intergrades between fossor and ocius.
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In size and color they are like fossor, but the skulls are intermediate.
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