†Temperocastor Korth 2008 (beaver)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2008. Cranial morphology, systematics and succession of beavers from the middle Miocene Valentine Formation of Nebraska, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53(2):169-182
Parent taxon: Nothodipoidini according to W. W. Korth 2008
Sister taxa: Eucastor, Microdipoides, Nothodipoides
Subtaxa: Temperocastor valentinensis
Type: Eucastor valentinensis
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.