Miopetaurista

Miopetaurista; Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Tribe:	Pteromyini
Genus:	† Miopetaurista ; Kretzoi, 1962
Species
	Miopetaurista crusafonti; Miopetaurista dehmi; Miopetaurista diescalidus; Miopetaurista gaillardi; Miopetaurista gibberosa; Miopetaurista lappi; Miopetaurista neogrivensis; Miopetaurista thaleri; Miopetaurista tobieniMiopetaurista webbi

Last updated February 28, 2025

Miopetaurista is an extinct genus of flying squirrels in the family Sciuridae. Fossils of this genus have been found from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe (France, Germany), Asia (China),^[1] and North America (Florida,^[2] Tennessee).

Description

A partial skeleton from the Miocene Spain indicates that Miopetaurista very closely resembles living Petaurista giant flying squirrels in overall anatomy and therefore probably ecology.^[2]

References

↑ "Fossilworks: Miopetaurista".
1 2 Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Garcia-Porta, Joan; Fortuny, Josep; Sanisidro, Óscar; Prieto, Jérôme; Querejeta, Marina; Llácer, Sergio; Robles, Josep M.; Bernardini, Federico; Alba, David M. (2018-10-09). "Oldest skeleton of a fossil flying squirrel casts new light on the phylogeny of the group". eLife. 7. doi: 10.7554/eLife.39270 . ISSN 2050-084X. PMC 6177260 . PMID 30296996.

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[1] "Fossilworks: Miopetaurista".

[:0-2] 1 2 Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Garcia-Porta, Joan; Fortuny, Josep; Sanisidro, Óscar; Prieto, Jérôme; Querejeta, Marina; Llácer, Sergio; Robles, Josep M.; Bernardini, Federico; Alba, David M. (2018-10-09). "Oldest skeleton of a fossil flying squirrel casts new light on the phylogeny of the group". eLife. 7. doi: 10.7554/eLife.39270 . ISSN 2050-084X. PMC 6177260 . PMID 30296996.

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