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Oligospermophilus douglassi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Protosciurus douglassi was named by Korth (1981). Its type locality is Prairie Dog Creek, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Oligospermophilus douglassi by Korth (1987), Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Protosciurus douglassi Korth
1987Oligospermophilus douglassi Korth
2022Oligospermophilus douglassi Korth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
subfamilyCedromurinaeKorth and Emry 1991
genusOligospermophilus
speciesdouglassi(Korth 1981)

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: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.00000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Oligospermophilus douglassi (16941)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Oligospermophilus douglassi (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Oligospermophilus douglassi (17235 17239 17264) Protosciurus douglassi (type locality: 17160)