Eucastor malheurensis Shotwell and Russell 1963 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Full reference: J. A. Shotwell and D. E. Russell. 1963. Mammalian fauna of the Upper Juntura formation, the Black Butte local fauna. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 53(1):42-69

Belongs to Eucastor according to J. A. Shotwell and D. E. Russell 1963

Sister taxon: Eucastor tortus

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (4: Oregon collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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