Ammospermophilus fossilis James 1963 (antelope squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: G. T. James. 1963. Paleontology and nonmarine stratigraphy of the Cuyama Valley badlands, California; Part 1, Geology, faunal interpretations, and systematic descriptions of Chiroptera, Insectivora, and Rodentia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 45:1-154

Belongs to Ammospermophilus according to G. T. James 1963

Sister taxa: Ammospermophilus hanfordi, Ammospermophilus interpres, Ammospermophilus jeffriesi, Ammospermophilus junturensis, Ammospermophilus leucurus

Type specimen: UCMP V-54535, a partial skeleton

Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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