†Miospermophilus bryanti Wilson 1960 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Palaearctomys bryanti, Palaeoarctomys bryanti
Belongs to Miospermophilus according to W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron 2020
See also Black 1963 and Wilson 1960
Sister taxa: Miospermophilus lavertyi, Miospermophilus wyomingensis
Type specimen: KUMVP 10149, a mandible (incomplete right lower jaw with p4, m2-m3)
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Colorado, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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