Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: A. E. Pratt and G. S. Morgan. 1989. New Sciuridae (Mammalia: Rodentia) from the Early Miocene Thomas Farm Local Fauna, Florida. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(1):89-100
Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to A. E. Pratt and G. S. Morgan 1989
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, Callosciurini, Cedromurinae, Comtia, Cynomyoides, Douglassciurus, Forsythia, Funambulini, Hesperopetes, Heteroxerus, Marmotini, Miosciurus, Miospermophilus, Oligosciurus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Palaeosciurus, Parapaenemarmota, Paratamias, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protosciurus, Protospermophilus, Protoxerini, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurinae, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciuropterus, Sciurotamias, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini
Subtaxa: Nototamias hulberti Nototamias quadratus
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (1 collection), United States (12: California, Florida, Louisiana, Wyoming)
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Nebraska)
• Arikareean of United States (9: California, Nebraska, South Dakota)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (3: Florida, Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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