Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Caption

Golden-mantled ground squirrel in Utah mountains and fossil squirrel jaw document high rodent diversity in topographically complex western North America today and 16 million years ago.

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Squirrel photo by Catherine Badgley Fossil rodent jaw photo by University of California Museum of Paleontology (photo used with permission) Topographic pattern from MyTopo (used with permission)

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Fossil rodent jaw photo by University of California Museum of Paleontology (photo used with permission) Topographic pattern from MyTopo (used with permission)

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