†Cedromus wardi Wilson 1949 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1949. On some White River fossil rodents. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 584(2):27-50
Belongs to Cedromus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2019
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Cedromus modicus, Cedromus savannae, Cedromus wilsoni
Type specimen: UCM 19808, a mandible (incomplete right ramus with m1-m3)
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (10: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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