Atlantoxerus rhodius de Bruijn et al. 1970 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: H. de Bruijn, M.R. Dawson, and P. Mein. 1970. Upper Pliocene Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Insectivora (Mammalia) from the isle of Rhodes (Greece). I, II and III. Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 73(5):535-584

Belongs to Atlantoxerus according to H. de Bruijn et al. 1970

Sister taxa: Atlantoxerus blacki, Atlantoxerus getulus, Getuloxerus adroveri

Type specimen: IVAU MA-1183 m1-2 inf. sin., a set of teeth. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Spain (1 collection)

• MN 13 of Greece (1)

• Miocene of Italy (1), Spain (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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