Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Cedromus jeffersoni, Douglassia jeffersoni, Prosciurus jeffersoni, Protosciurus jeffersoni, Sciurus jeffersoni
Full reference: E. Douglass. 1902. Fossil Mammalia of the White River beds of Montana. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 20:237-279
Belongs to Douglassciurus according to R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth 2001
See also Black 1965, Douglass 1902, Emry and Korth 1996, Emry and Thorington 1982, Matthew 1909, Tabrum and Nichols 2001, Wood 1937, Wood 1962 and Wood 1980
Sister taxa: Douglassciurus bjorki, Douglassciurus oaxacaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (8: Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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