Zamolxifiber Radulesco and Samson 1967 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Parent taxon: Castoridae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Agnotocastor, Agnotocastorinae, Anchitheriomyinae, Anchitheriomys, Asiacastor, Boreofiber, Capatanka, Castorinae, Castoroidinae, Chalicomys, Euroxenomys, Migmacastor, Neatocastor, Oligotheriomys, Palaeocastorinae, Palaeomys, Romanocastor, Trigontherium, Trogontheriinae, Trogontherium, Youngofiber

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution: found only at Beresti (Pliocene of Romania)

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