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Palaeosciurus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Palaeosciurus was named by Pomel (1853). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeosciurus feignouxi.

It was assigned to Sciuridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. feignouxi (type species), P. goti, P. sutteri
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. dubius, P. fissurae, P. gotti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Palaeosciurus Pomel
1997Palaeosciurus McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
genusPalaeosciurusPomel 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Palaeosciurus Pomel 1853
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†Palaeosciurus goti Vianey-Liaud 1974
†Palaeosciurus sutteri Ziegler and Fahlbusch 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 21 to the top of the MN 6 or 33.90000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Spain (Aragon) P. gotti (68877)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. goti (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Czech Republic P. sp. (91467)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France P. goti (183452)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) P. goti (167513 167537 183655)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) P. goti (179140 179141 179142)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) P. goti (36709 36711 179147 183377 183514)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03Germany (Hesse) P. dubius (186510)
MP 24 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) P. sp. (183685)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan P. sp. (175959)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) P. goti (36715)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) P. goti (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Bosnia and Herzegovina P. feignouxi (183547)
MP 30 - MN 128.4 - 22.4Turkey (Anatolia) P. sp. (182505)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Spain (Huesca) P. feignouxi (67191)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. feignouxi (52566)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey P. feignouxi (208576)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey (Manisa) P. sp. (207048)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) P. feignouxi (35750)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. feignouxi (66138)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Greece P. fissurae (68032)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Turkey (Manisa) P. fissurae (69303)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) P. sp. (46280)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) P. sutteri (74538 74539)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) P. sp. (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Greece (Thrace) P. fissurae (69435)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Greece (Macedonia) P. sutteri (73861)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) P. sutteri (44977)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) P. sp. (180192)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France P. fissurae (90354)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) P. sp. (46286)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany P. sutteri (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bayern) P. sutteri (44971 44973 44974 44975 44976)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Schaffhausen) P. sp. (46267)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) P. fissurae (42594)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Hungary P. ultimus (68118)