Oropyctis pediasius Korth 1989 (mountain beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1989. Aplodontid Rodents (Mammalia) from the Oligocene (Orellan and Whitneyan) Brule Formation, Nebraska. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(4):400-414

Belongs to Oropyctis according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022

See also Korth 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is UNSM Sx-12 (Whitney A), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska

Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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