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Similisciurus maxwelli

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Similisciurus maxwelli was named by Stevens (1977) [genotype]. Its type specimen is TMM 40635-90, a mandible ( left jaw fragment with m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Castolon (TMM 40635), which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Delaho Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Similisciurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Similisciurus maxwelli Stevens p. 21 figs. 5A-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
subfamilySciurinaeGray 1821
genusSimilisciurus
speciesmaxwelli

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Similisciurus maxwelli Stevens 1977
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. S. Stevens 1977The characteristics of the species are the same as those for the genus Similisciurus