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Palaeosciurus feignouxi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Palaeosciurus feignouxi was named by Pomel (1953). It is not extant. It is the type species of Palaeosciurus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dubius, P. fissurae, P. gotti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Palaeosciurus feignouxi Pomel
1953Palaeosciurus feignouxi Pomel
2005Palaeosciurus feignouxi Vasileiadou and Koufos p. 207

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
genusPalaeosciurusPomel 1853
speciesfeignouxiPomel 1953

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Aquitanian or 27.30000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Bosnia and Herzegovina Palaeosciurus feignouxi (183547)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Spain (Huesca) Palaeosciurus feignouxi (67191)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaeosciurus feignouxi (52566)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Turkey Palaeosciurus feignouxi (208576)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) Palaeosciurus feignouxi (35750)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaeosciurus feignouxi (66138)