Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Alternative combinations: Palaeocastor gradatus, Steneofiber gradatus

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. On some of the characters of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18(102):63-78

Belongs to Capacikala according to X. Xu 1996

See also Cope 1878, Fremd 1994, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1963, Macdonald 1970, Peterson 1905 and Stirton 1935

Sister taxa: Capacikala parvus, Capacikala sajakensis

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (7: Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)

• Oligocene of United States (16: Oregon, South Dakota)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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