†tribe Hystricopini Korth 2017 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2017. A new tribe of castoroidine beavers from the late Arikareean to Hemphillian (Oligocene–Miocene) of western North America. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62(2):249-258

Parent taxon: Castoroidinae according to W. W. Korth 2017

Sister taxa: Castoroidini, Nothodipoidini, Procastoroides

Subtaxa: Priusaulax

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Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (5: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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