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Palaeosciurus sutteri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Palaeosciurus sutteri was named by Ziegler and Fahlbusch (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dubius, P. fissurae, P. gotti, P. ultimus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Palaeosciurus sutteri Zeigler and Fahlbusch
1986Palaeosciurus sutteri Ziegler and Fahlbusch
2005Palaeosciurus sutteri Vasileiadou and Koufos p. 207

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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
genusPalaeosciurusPomel 1853
speciessutteriZiegler and Fahlbusch 1986

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.

†Palaeosciurus sutteri Ziegler and Fahlbusch 1986
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria (Styria) Palaeosciurus sutteri (74538 74539)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Greece (Macedonia) Palaeosciurus sutteri (73861)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Palaeosciurus sutteri (44977)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Palaeosciurus sutteri (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Palaeosciurus sutteri (44971 44973 44974 44975 44976)