†Prodipoides katensis Korth 2002 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combination: Eucastor katensis
Belongs to Prodipoides according to W. W. Korth 2007
See also Korth 2002
Sister taxa: Prodipoides burgensis, Prodipoides dividerus, Prodipoides lecontei, Prodipoides phillisi
Type specimen: F:AM 64521, a mandible (mandible with complete lower dentition). Its type locality is Kat Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Ash Hollow 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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