Miosciurus ballovianus Cope 1881 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combination: Sciurus ballovianus

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On the Nimravidae and Canidae of the Miocene Period. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 6(1):165-181

Belongs to Miosciurus according to C. C. Black 1963

See also Bryant 1945, Cope 1881 and Hay 1902

Sister taxon: Miosciurus covensis

Type specimen: AMNH 6961, a partial skull (A skull, with M1 and M2 and without the occipital region, and parts of right and left mandibular rami)

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at John Day Units E and F (Oligocene of Oregon)

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