Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Marmota vetus, Palaearctomys vetus
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1871. Notice of some new fossil mammals and birds from the Tertiary formation of the West. American Journal of Science 2(8):120-127
Belongs to Arctomys according to O. C. Marsh 1871
See also Black 1963, Hay 1902 and Matthew 1909
Sister taxa: Marmota arizonae, Marmota broweri, Marmota caligata, Marmota flaviventris, Marmota korthi, Marmota marmota, Marmota minor, Marmota monax, Marmota nevadensis, Marmota olympus, Marmota vancouverensis, Arctomys primigenia, Arctomys tortus, Lagomys sardus
Type specimen: YPM VP10323
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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