†Kubwaxerus Cifelli et al. 1986 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: R. L. Cifelli, A. K. Ibui, L. L. Jacobs and R. W. Thorington. 1986. A giant tree squirrel from the late Miocene of Kenya. Journal of Mammalogy 67(2):274-283
Parent taxon: Protoxerini according to R. L. Cifelli et al. 1986
Sister taxa: Epixerus, Funisciurus, Heliosciurus, Myosciurus, Paraxerus, Protoxerus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Kenya (2 collections)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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