Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Sciurus ballovianus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On the Nimravidae and Canidae of the Miocene Period. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 6(1):165-181
Belongs to Miosciurus according to C. C. Black 1963
See also Bryant 1945, Cope 1881 and Hay 1902
Sister taxon: Miosciurus covensis
Type specimen: AMNH 6961, a partial skull (A skull, with M1 and M2 and without the occipital region, and parts of right and left mandibular rami)
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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