†Tamias aristus Ray 1965 (chipmunk)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Belongs to Tamias according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Ray 1965
Sister taxa: Tamias ateles, Tamias eviensis, Tamias laevidens, Tamias striatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ladd's Quarry, which is in a Pleistocene fissure fill claystone/carbonate in Georgia
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida, Georgia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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