FHSM VP-18908
Urocitellus (Obolenskij, 1927)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Urocitellus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Class
Mammalia
Author
Obolenskij
Order
Rodentia
Year
1927
Family
Sciuridae
Collected by
Martin, R.A.
Date Collected
2015
Identified By
Goodwin, H.T.
Date Identified
2016-05-08
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
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Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
Meade
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Crooked Creek
Member
Atwater
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Quaternary
Latest Era
Quaternary
Earliest Period
Pliocene
Latest Period
Pliocene
Earliest Epoch
Latest Epoch
Earliest Age
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Blancan
Highest Zone
Blancan

Publications (1 of 1)

Goodwin, T., Martin, R.A. 2017. Ground squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae) of the Late Cenozoic Meade Basin sequence: diversity and paleoecological implications. Journal of Paleontology, 91:1244-1257