Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth. 2007. A new genus of squirrel (Rodentia, Sciuridae) from the mid-Cenozoic of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3):693-698
Belongs to Hesperopetes according to R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth 2007
Sister taxa: Hesperopetes blacki, Hesperopetes thoringtoni
Type specimen: CM 76141, a tooth (left m1 or m2). Its type locality is Harris Ranch Unit E Silt, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: South Dakota collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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