Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: T. S. Kelly. 2000. A new Hemphillian (Late Miocene) mammalian fauna from Hoye Canyon, west central Nevada. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 481:1-21
Belongs to Marmota according to T. S. Kelly 2000
Sister taxa: Marmota arizonae, Marmota broweri, Marmota caligata, Marmota flaviventris, Marmota marmota, Marmota minor, Marmota monax, Marmota nevadensis, Marmota olympus, Marmota vancouverensis, Arctomys tortus, Arctomys vetus, Arctomys primigenia, Lagomys sardus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hoye Canyon (UCMP V-95013), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Nevada
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Hoye Canyon (UCMP V-95013)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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