†Protospermophilus oregonensis Downs 1956 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Arctomyoides oregonensis
Full reference: T. Downs. 1956. The Mascall fauna from the Miocene of Oregon. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 31(5):199-354
Belongs to Protospermophilus according to C. C. Black 1963
See also Downs 1956
Sister taxa: Protospermophilus angusticeps, Protospermophilus kelloggi, Protospermophilus malheurensis, Protospermophilus parvus, Protospermophilus quatalensis, Protospermophilus vortmani
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at McDonald (UCMP V-4828) (Miocene of Oregon)
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