†Similisciurus Stevens 1977 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: M. S. Stevens. 1977. Further study of Castolon Local Fauna (Early Miocene), Big Bend National Park, Texas. The Pearce-Sellards Series 28:1-69
Parent taxon: Sciurinae according to M. S. Stevens 1977
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxon: Pteromyini
Subtaxa: Similisciurus maxwelli
Type: Similisciurus maxwelli
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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