Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (African Bush Squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Protoxerini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
See also Pickford and Senut 1997
Sister taxa: Epixerus, Funisciurus, Heliosciurus, Myosciurus, Protoxerus
Subtaxa: Paraxerus inuus Paraxerus palliatus
Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Ethiopia (2), South Africa (2), Zambia (1)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (1), Tanzania (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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