Microtheriomys articulaquaticus Calede 2022 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Full reference: J. J. M. Calede. 2022. The oldest semi-aquatic beaver in the world and a new hypothesis for the evolution of locomotion in Castoridae. Royal Society Open Science 9:220926

Belongs to Microtheriomys according to J. J. M. Calede 2022

Sister taxon: Microtheriomys brevirhinus

Type specimen: UMPC 947, a partial skeleton

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Microtheriomys articulaquaticus in the database

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