Spermophilus jerae Sutton and Korth 1995 (ground squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth. 1995. Rodents (Mammalia) from the Barstovian (Miocene) Anceney local fauna, Montana. Annals of Carnegie Museum 64(4):267-314

Belongs to Spermophilus according to J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth 1995

Sister taxa: Spermophilus armatus, Spermophilus boothi, Spermophilus cochisei, Spermophilus columbianus, Spermophilus cragini, Spermophilus cyanocittus, Spermophilus dotti, Spermophilus finlayensis, Spermophilus fricki, Spermophilus howelli, Spermophilus johnstoni, Spermophilus lorisrusselli, Spermophilus matachicensis, Spermophilus matthewi, Spermophilus mcgheei, Spermophilus mckayensis, Spermophilus meadensis, Spermophilus meltoni, Spermophilus primitivus, Spermophilus rexroadensis, Spermophilus russelli, Spermophilus shotwelli, Spermophilus spilosoma, Spermophilus superciliosus, Spermophilus taylori, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, Spermophilus tuitus, Spermophilus wellingtonensis, Spermophilus wilsoni, Citellus ridgwayi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Anceney, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Madison Valley Formation of Montana

Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Anceney

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