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Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus was named by Matthew (1903). Its type specimen is AMNH 9626, a maxilla (an upper jaw with complete unworn dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Prosciurus vetustus by Matthew (1910).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus Matthew p. 213 fig. 9
1909Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus Matthew
1910Prosciurus vetustus Matthew p. 63
1937Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus Wood
1962Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus Wood
1972Prosciurus minor Russell

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeSciurini
genusSciurus
subgenusProsciurus
speciesvetustus

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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Invalid names: Prosciurus minor Russell 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:15:16
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:54:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available