Spermophilinus

Extinct genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spermophilinus is an extinct genus of xerine sciurid that lived during the Neogene period.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Sciuridae
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Spermophilinus
Temporal range: Neogene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Xerinae
Genus: Spermophilinus
De Brujin & Mein, 1968
Type species
Spermophilinus bredai
Von Meyer, 1848
Other species

Spermophilinus beasnus Spermophilinus giganteus Spermophilinus turolensis

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Palaeoecology

Dental microwear of S. bredai fossils at the Tortonian site of Grytsiv in Ukraine shows that this species ate hard fruits and seeds, with little evidence of grass consumption.[2]

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