†Petauristodon pattersoni Pratt and Morgan 1989 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: A. E. Pratt and G. S. Morgan. 1989. New Sciuridae (Mammalia: Rodentia) from the Early Miocene Thomas Farm Local Fauna, Florida. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(1):89-100
Belongs to Petauristodon according to A. E. Pratt and G. S. Morgan 1989
Sister taxa: Petauristodon jamesi, Petauristodon mathewsi, Petauristodon minimus, Petauristodon uphami
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Thomas Farm (Miocene of Florida)
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