Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combination: Steneofiber nebrascensis
Synonyms: Capacikala sciuroides Matthew 1907, Steneofiber sciuroides Matthew 1907
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notice of remains of extinct Mammalia, discovered by Dr. F. V. Hayden in Nebraska Territory. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:88-90
Belongs to Palaeocastor according to X. Xu 1996
See also Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Korth 1994, Leidy 1856, Leidy 1857, Macdonald 1963, Macdonald 1970, Martin 1987, Matthew 1907, Matthew 1909, Nichols 1979, Peterson 1905, Stirton 1935 and Wood 1980
Sister taxa: Palaeocastor peninsulatus, Palaeocastor wahlerti
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (1: South Dakota collection)
• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2), United States (3: South Dakota)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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