Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Synonyms: Cynomys churcherii Burns and McGillivray 1989, Cynomys spispiza Green 1960
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1921. Descriptions of species of Pleistocene Vertebrata, types or specimens of most of which are preserved in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59:599-642
Belongs to Cynomys according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Burns 1996, Goodwin 1995, Green 1960, Hay 1921 and Mead et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys hibbardi, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys ludovicianus, Cynomys mexicanus, Cynomys parvidens, Cynomys sappaensis, Cynomys spenceri, Cynomys vetus
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (5: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (15: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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