Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combinations: Anchitheriomys magnus, Eutypomys magnus
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1937. The Mammalian Fauna of the White River Oligocene: Part II. Rodentia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 28(2):155-269
Belongs to Oligotheriomys according to W. W. Korth 2000
See also Korth 1994 and Wood 1937
Sister taxon: Oligotheriomys primus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Corral Draw (Lower Nodular Zone), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (2: South Dakota)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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