Poliocitellus Howell 1938 (Franklin's gruond squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Marmotini according to K. M. Helgen et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Ammospermophilus, Callospermophilus, Cynomys, Eutamias, Ictidomys, Marmota, Neotamias, Notocitellus, Otospermophilus, Spermophilus, Tamias, Urocitellus, Xerospermophilus, Spermophilinus
Subtaxa: Poliocitellus franklinii
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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