†Microtheriomys Korth and Samuels 2015 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Full reference: W. W. Korth and J. X. Samuels. 2015. New rodent material from the John Day Formation (Arikareean, Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene) of Oregon. Annals of Carnegie Museum 83(1):19-84
Parent taxon: Anchitheriomyinae according to W. W. Korth and J. X. Samuels 2015
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Microtheriomys articulaquaticus Microtheriomys brevirhinus
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution: found only at JDNM-8 Sheep Rock ( of Oregon)
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