Biology:Spermophilinus
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Spermophilinus is an extinct genus of xerine sciurid that lived during the Neogene period.[1]
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]
References
- ↑ "PBDB Taxon". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:41527.
- ↑ Gusovsky, Vladimir V.; Sinitsa, Maxim V. (2 January 2021). "Dietary preferences and autecology of a basal Holarctic ground squirrel Spermophilinus (Rodentia: Sciuridae: Xerinae), inferred from dental microwear analysis" (in en). Historical Biology 33 (1): 54–61. doi:10.1080/08912963.2019.1677641. ISSN 0891-2963. Bibcode: 2021HBio...33...54G. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2019.1677641#abstract. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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