Palaeocastor Leidy 1869 (beaver)

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

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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

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