†subfamily Cedromurinae Korth and Emry 1991 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to W. W. Korth 2014

Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, Callosciurini, Comtia, Cynomyoides, Douglassciurus, Forsythia, Funambulini, Hesperopetes, Heteroxerus, Marmotini, Miosciurus, Miospermophilus, Nototamias, Oligosciurus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Palaeosciurus, Parapaenemarmota, Paratamias, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protosciurus, Protospermophilus, Protoxerini, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurinae, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciuropterus, Sciurotamias, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini

Subtaxa: Cedromus Kherem Oligospermophilus

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Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mongolia (4 collections)

• Arikareean of United States (3: Nebraska)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), Mongolia (2), United States (21: Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

• Eocene of United States (2: Nebraska, Wyoming)

Total: 34 collections including 40 occurrences

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