Agnotocastor coloradensis Wilson 1949 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Belongs to Agnotocastor according to R. Wilson 1949

Sister taxa: Agnotocastor galushai, Agnotocastor montanus, Agnotocastor praetereadens, Agnotocastor readingi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cedar Creek (Lower), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Colorado

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado, South Dakota collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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