†Prodipoides burgensis Korth 2002 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combination: Eucastor burgensis
Belongs to Prodipoides according to W. W. Korth and D. G. Kron 2020
See also Korth 2007, Korth 2008 and Korth 2002
Sister taxa: Prodipoides dividerus, Prodipoides katensis, Prodipoides lecontei, Prodipoides phillisi
Type specimen: F:AM 64975, a mandible (mandible with complete lower dentition). Its type locality is Lucht Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Nebraska collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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