†Protosciurus rachelae Black 1963 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Full reference: C. C. Black. 1963. A review of the North American Tertiary Sciuridae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 130(3):109-248
Belongs to Protosciurus according to W. W. Korth 2009
See also Black 1963
Sister taxa: Protosciurus condoni, Protosciurus mengi, Protosciurus tecuyensis
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (3: Oregon collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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