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Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana

5/4 incisors

<p>5/4 incisors </p>

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Ochotonidae Ochotona princeps

American pika

2/1 incisors, peg-like second upper incisor

no supraorbital process

<p>American pika</p><p>2/1 incisors, peg-like second upper incisor</p><p>no supraorbital process</p>

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Leporidae Lepus californicus

Black-tailed jackrabbit

fan-shaped supraorbital process

<p>Black-tailed jackrabbit</p><p>fan-shaped supraorbital process</p>

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Leporidae Sylvilagus bachmani

Brush rabbit

narrow, strap-like supraorbital process

<p>Brush rabbit</p><p>narrow, strap-like supraorbital process</p>

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Aplodontiidae Aplodontia rufa

mountain beaver

protogomorphous

acorn shaped teeth

<p>mountain beaver</p><p>protogomorphous</p><p>acorn shaped teeth </p>

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Sciuridae Marmota flaviventris

yellow-bellied marmot

depression in nasal bone

<p>yellow-bellied marmot </p><p>depression in nasal bone</p>

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<p>Sciuridae<em><u> Glaucomys oregonensis</u></em></p>

Sciuridae Glaucomys oregonensis

Humboldt Flying Squirrel

pterygoids touch auditory bulla

<p>Humboldt Flying Squirrel</p><p>pterygoids touch auditory bulla </p>

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Sciuridae Tamiasciurus douglasii

Douglas Squirrel

4 cheek teeth

<p>Douglas Squirrel</p><p>4 cheek teeth </p>

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Sciuridae Hesperosciurus griseus

Western Grey Squirrel

5 cheek teeth

<p>Western Grey Squirrel</p><p>5 cheek teeth</p>

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Sciuridae Neotamias sp.

chipmunks

hard: round hole in zygomatic plate

soft: furred stripes through the eye

<p>chipmunks</p><p>hard: round hole in zygomatic plate</p><p>soft: furred stripes through the eye </p>

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Sciuridae Otospermophilus douglasii

Douglas ground squirrel

V-shaped temporal ridge S

<p>Douglas ground squirrel</p><p>V-shaped temporal ridge S</p>

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Sciuridae Callospermophilus lateralis

golden-mantled ground squirrel

U-shaped temporal ridge

<p>golden-mantled ground squirrel </p><p>U-shaped temporal ridge</p>

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Castoridae Castor canadensis

North American beaver

depression in the basioccipital bone

<p>North American beaver</p><p>depression in the basioccipital bone </p>

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Geomyidae Thomomys bottae

pocket gopher

myomorphic

IFO doesn’t pierce the rostrum

<p>pocket gopher</p><p>myomorphic</p><p>IFO doesn’t pierce the rostrum </p>

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Heteromyidae Perognathus sp.

pocket mice

auditory bulla meet anteriorly

<p>pocket mice</p><p>auditory bulla meet anteriorly</p>

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Heteromyidae Dipodomys sp.

kangaroo rat

auditory bullae expand laterally beyond zygomatic arches

<p>kangaroo rat</p><p>auditory bullae expand laterally beyond zygomatic arches </p>

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Zapodidae Zapus trinotatus

Pacific Jumping Mouse

hystricomorphic

4 upper cheek teeth

<p>Pacific Jumping Mouse</p><p>hystricomorphic</p><p>4 upper cheek teeth </p>