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Sciurodon
Taxonomy
Sciurodon was named by Schlosser (1884). It is not extant. Its type is Sciurodon cadurcensis.
It was assigned to Aplodontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Aplodontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
S. cadurcensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Sciurodon Schlosser |
| 1997 | Sciurodon McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the MP 27 or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | S. cadurcensis (31583) | |
| MP 21 | Germany (Bayern) | S. cadurcensis (183518) | |
| MP 23 - MP 25 | Germany (Hesse) | S. cadurcensis (186510) | |
| MP 25 | France | S. cadurcensis (60214) | |
| MP 25 | France (Quercy) | S. cadurcensis (36717) | |
| MP 27 | Germany | S. cadurcensis (183682) |