Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Parent taxon: Palaeocastorinae according to N. Rybczynski 2007
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Korth 2014, Korth 2001 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Capacikala, Euhapsis, Fossorcastor, Pseudopalaeocastor
Subtaxa: Palaeocastor fossor Palaeocastor nebrascensis Palaeocastor peninsulatus Palaeocastor wahlerti
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Harrisonian of United States (11: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (16: Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (3), United States (51: Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 82 collections including 84 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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