†Fossorcastor Martin 1987 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Parent taxon: Palaeocastorinae according to N. Rybczynski 2007
See also Martin 1987 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Capacikala, Euhapsis, Palaeocastor, Pseudopalaeocastor
Subtaxa: Fossorcastor brachyceps Fossorcastor fossor Fossorcastor greeni
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Harrisonian of United States (6: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (3: Oregon, South Dakota)
• Oligocene of United States (7: South Dakota)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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