†Sciurus spectabilis Major 1873 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Plesiarctomys spectabilis
Belongs to Sciurus according to Major 1873
Sister taxa: Sciurus (Prosciurus), Sciurus aberti, Sciurus alleni, Sciurus arizonensis, Sciurus calycinus, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus flavus, Sciurus giganteus, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus niger, Sciurus olsoni, Sciurus panolius, Sciurus prevostii, Sciurus siderolithicus, Sciurus venturus, Sciurus vittatus, Sciurus vortmani, Sciurus vulgaris
Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Egerkingen and Oberbuchsiten (General locality) (Eocene of Switzerland)
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