†Oligotheriomys primus Korth 1998 (beaver)
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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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