Glaucomys Thomas 1908 (flying squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Pteromyinae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
See also Alroy 2002, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Aeretes, Aeromys, Belomys, Eoglaucomys, Eupetaurus, Hylopetes, Iomys, Petaurillus, Petaurista, Petauristini, Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus
Subtaxa: Glaucomys sabrinus Glaucomys volans
Ecology: gliding granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (39: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
Total: 39 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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