| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Miosciurus
Taxonomy
Miosciurus was named by Black (1963). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Sciurini by Black (1963); and to Sciuridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Sciurini by Black (1963); and to Sciuridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Miosciurus Black |
| 1997 | Miosciurus McKenna and Bell |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
G. †Miosciurus Black 1963
show all | hide all
†Miosciurus ballovianus Cope 1881
†Miosciurus covensis Korth and Samuels 2015
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. C. Black 1963 | ize small; skull narrow, skull roof flat; cranium
deeper than in Protosciurus; zygomatic plate triangular, facing anterolaterally, bounded by distinct anterior and dorsal ridges; diastema short, very shallow; mental foramen high on side of jaw; masseteric fossa ending below M,; teeth low crowned; lophs low on upper molars; conules absent; entoconids and antero- conids distinct. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||