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Prospermophilus
Taxonomy
Prospermophilus was named by Qiu and Storch (2000). Its type is Spermophilus orientalis.
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Qiu and Storch (2000).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Qiu and Storch (2000).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Prospermophilus Qiu and Storch p. 184 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000 | Dentition low-crowned, with low trigonids and lophs. On upper molars, protocone slightly pointed, metaloph constricted at or disconnected from protocone, metaconule prominent; on lower molars, entoconid indistinct or incorporated into posterolophid, entoconid corner rounded, buccal valleys deep and narrow and curving posteriorly, no mesoconid or anteroconid. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | China (Nei Mongol) | P. orientalis (75300) |