†Palaeocastor Leidy 1869 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Parent taxon: Palaeocastorinae according to N. Rybczynski 2007
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Korth 2014 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Capacikala, Euhapsis, Fossorcastor, Pseudopalaeocastor
Subtaxa: Palaeocastor nebrascensis Palaeocastor peninsulatus Palaeocastor wahlerti
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (6: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
• Arikareean of United States (13: Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (3), United States (43: Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences
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