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Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi was named by Hibbard in Skinner and Hibbard (1972) [subgenus Otospermophilus according to Korth 1994c]. Its type specimen is UMMP V57273, a partial skull (fragments of skull premaxillaries with incisors, maxillaries with rightandleftP3-M3andarightlowerjawwith incisor and P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. bredai, S. citelloides, S. citellus, S. matachisensis, S. nogaici, S. primigenius, S. tridecemlimeatus, S. matthewi, S. shotwelli, S. dietrichi
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-06-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi Hibbard in Skinner and Hibbard p. 82 figs. Figure 31
1980Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi Kurten and Anderson p. 213

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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()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusSpermophilusBrandt 1844
subgenusOtospermophilus
speciesboothiHibbard in Skinner and Hibbard 1972

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.

†Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi Hibbard in Skinner and Hibbard 1972
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Spermophilus boothi (19941 19942 19943 19945 19946 19947)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Spermophilus boothi (19963)