Petauristodon pattersoni Pratt and Morgan 1989 (squirrel)

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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