Chalicomys Kaup 1832 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Parent taxon: Castoridae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Agnotocastor, Agnotocastorinae, Anchitheriomyinae, Anchitheriomys, Asiacastor, Boreofiber, Capatanka, Castorinae, Castoroidinae, Euroxenomys, Migmacastor, Neatocastor, Oligotheriomys, Palaeocastorinae, Palaeomys, Romanocastor, Trigontherium, Trogontheriinae, Trogontherium, Youngofiber, Zamolxifiber

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (2 collections), France (2), Germany (1), Moldova (1), Poland (3), Spain (3), Turkey (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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