Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Full reference: W. W. Korth and N. Rybczynski. 2003. A new, unusual castorid (Rodentia) from the earliest Miocene of Nebraska. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):667-675
Parent taxon: Castoridae according to N. Rybczynski 2007
See also Korth and Rybczynski 2003
Sister taxa: Agnotocastor, Agnotocastorinae, Anchitheriomyinae, Anchitheriomys, Asiacastor, Boreofiber, Capatanka, Castorinae, Castoroidinae, Chalicomys, Euroxenomys, Neatocastor, Oligotheriomys, Palaeocastorinae, Palaeomys, Romanocastor, Trigontherium, Trogontheriinae, Trogontherium, Youngofiber, Zamolxifiber
Subtaxa: Migmacastor procumbodens
Type: Migmacastor procumbodens
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution: found only at Harrison Formation (Migmacastor Locality) ( of Nebraska)
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