†Oropyctis pediasius Korth 1989 (mountain beaver)
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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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