Mammalia - Glires - Sciuridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 92501

Alternative spelling: Marmotinae

Synonym: Tamiini (taxon 91413)

Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003

Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, Callosciurini, Cedromurinae, Comtia, Cynomyoides, Forsythia, Funambulini, Hesperopetes, Heteroxerus, Miosciurus, Miospermophilus, Nototamias, Oligosciurus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Palaeosciurus, Parapaenemarmota, Paratamias, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protosciurus, Protospermophilus, Protoxerini, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurinae, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciurotamias, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini

Subtaxa: Ammospermophilus, Cynomys, Eutamias, Marmota, Neotamias, Spermophilinus, Spermophilus, Tamias

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore