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Taxonomy
Callospermophilus is a genus. Its type is Sciurus lateralis.
It was assigned to Marmotini by Helgen et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Marmotini by Helgen et al. (2009).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Callospermophilus Helgen et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
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Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 [golden-mantled ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Spermophilus chrysodeirus Merriam 1890 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Irvingtonian | USA (Colorado) | Spermophilus sp. (20477) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (New Mexico) | Spermophilus lateralis (20505 20506) | |
Middle Pleistocene | USA (Colorado) | Spermophilus lateralis (20369) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (California) | C. chrysodeirus (155393) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | Canada (Alberta) | Spermophilus lateralis (93528) |