†Anchitheriomys fluminis Matthew 1918 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combination: Amblycastor fluminis
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1918. Contributions to the Snake Creek Fauna with notes upon the Pleistocene of western Nebraska, American Museum Expedition of 1916. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(7):183-229
Belongs to Anchitheriomys according to W. W. Korth and R. J. Emry 1997
See also Korth 1994, Korth 1996, Matthew 1918, Voorhies 1990 and Xu 1994
Sister taxa: Anchitheriomys stouti, Anchitheriomys suevicus
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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