†Pelycomys placidus Galbreath 1953 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: E. C. Galbreath. 1953. A contribution to the Tertiary geology and paleontology of northeastern Colorado. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions Vertebrata 4:1-120
Belongs to Pelycomys according to E. C. Galbreath 1953
Sister taxa: Pelycomys brulanus, Pelycomys rugosus
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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