Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Cryptopterus webbi
Full reference: J. S. Robertson. 1976. Latest Pliocene mammals from Haile XV A, Alachua County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 20(3):1-186
Belongs to Miopetaurista according to S. D. Webb et al. 2008
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Robertson 1976
Sister taxa: Miopetaurista crusafonti, Miopetaurista dehmi, Miopetaurista diescalidus, Miopetaurista gaillardi, Miopetaurista gibberosa, Miopetaurista lappi, Miopetaurista neogrivensis, Miopetaurista thaleri, Miopetaurista tobieni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Haile XVA, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Florida
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida, Tennessee)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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