Tamiasciurus fossil map
Where fossils of Tamiasciurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 5.333 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Named by | Trouessart 1880 |
| Fossil records | 74 occurrences at 29 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Canada, China |
| Rock formations | txn:41486 |
About Tamiasciurus
Pine squirrels are squirrels of the genus Tamiasciurus, in the Sciurini tribe, of the large family Sciuridae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pine squirrel (revision 1354820260), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q935907.
