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Spermophilus dotti

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Citellus dotti was named by Hibbard (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Buis Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Oklahoma.

It was recombined as Spermophilus dotti by Hemming (1956), Shotwell (1968), Kelly (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Citellus dotti Hibbard
1956Spermophilus dotti Hemming
1963Citellus dotti Black
1968Spermophilus dotti Shotwell
1997Spermophilus dotti Kelly

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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
tribeMarmotini
genusSpermophilusCuvier 1825
speciesdotti()

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 dotti Hibbard 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:05:16
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:55:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Fernández et al. 2000, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Miocene or 9.40000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oklahoma) Citellus dotti (18094)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Citellus dotti (type locality: 18076)