Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: J. E. Martin. 1998. Two new sciurids, Eutamias malloryi and Parapaenemarmota (Rodentia), from the late Miocene (Hemphillian) of northern Oregon. Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum Research Report 6:31-42
Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to J. E. Martin 1998
Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, Callosciurini, Cedromurinae, Comtia, Cynomyoides, Douglassciurus, Forsythia, Funambulini, Hesperopetes, Heteroxerus, Marmotini, Miosciurus, Miospermophilus, Nototamias, Oligosciurus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Palaeosciurus, Paratamias, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protosciurus, Protospermophilus, Protoxerini, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurinae, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciuropterus, Sciurotamias, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini
Subtaxa: Parapaenemarmota oregonensis Parapaenemarmota pattersoni
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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