†Capacikala parvus Xu 1996 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Full reference: X. Xu. 1996. Castoridae. The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 412-432
Belongs to Capacikala according to X. Xu 1996
Sister taxa: Capacikala gradatus, Capacikala sajakensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Little Muddy Creek (Niobrara County), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in Wyoming
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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