†Microtheriomys articulaquaticus Calede 2022 (beaver)
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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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