Oligotheriomys primus Korth 1998 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1998. A new beaver (Rodentia, Castoridae) from the Orellan (Oligocene) of North Dakota. Paludicola 1(4):127-131

Belongs to Oligotheriomys according to W. W. Korth 1998

Sister taxon: Oligotheriomys magnus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dickinson Member (Woodland), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of North Dakota

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution: found only at Dickinson Member (Woodland)

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