†Temperocastor valentinensis Stout in Evander 1999 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combinations: Eucastor valentinensis, Monosaulax valentinensis
Belongs to Temperocastor according to W. W. Korth 2008
See also Korth 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNSM 67201, a mandible (right mandible with p4-m3). Its type locality is Valentine Railway Quarries, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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