Sciurodon Schlosser 1884 (mountain beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Aplodontia, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Lophallomys, Meniscomyinae, Niglarodon, Ninamys, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sewelleladon, Tardontia, Trigonomys

Subtaxa: Sciurodon cadurcensis

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Type: Sciurodon cadurcensis

Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (3 collections), Germany (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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