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".
- ^ a b 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.
