Arctomyoides oregonensis Downs 1956 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combination: Protospermophilus oregonensis

Full reference: T. Downs. 1956. The Mascall fauna from the Miocene of Oregon. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 31(5):199-354

Belongs to Arctomyoides according to T. Downs 1956

See also Black 1963

Sister taxon: Arctomyoides arctomyoides

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at McDonald (UCMP V-4828) (Miocene of Oregon)

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