Niglarodon Black 1961 (mountain beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to Black 1961

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Aplodontia, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Lophallomys, Meniscomyinae, Ninamys, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sciurodon, Sewelleladon, Tardontia, Trigonomys

Subtaxa: Niglarodon blacki Niglarodon koerneri Niglarodon loneyi Niglarodon petersonensis Niglarodon progressus Niglarodon yeariani

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Type: Niglarodon koerneri

Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (11: Idaho, Montana collections)

• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)

Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences

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