†Paenemarmota sawrockensis Hibbard 1964 (squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Marmota sawrockensis
Belongs to Paenemarmota according to J. E. Martin 1998
See also Nelson and Miller 1990 and Voorhies 1988
Sister taxa: Paenemarmota barbouri, Paenemarmota mexicana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (3: Kansas, Utah, Washington collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Nebraska)
• Miocene of United States (1: Idaho)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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