†Aplodontia micra Hopkins 2019 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: S. S. B. Hopkins. 2019. Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of hypsodonty in the Aplodontiinae (Mammalia, Rodentia, Aplodontiidae), with the description of several new species. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(4):e1668401
Belongs to Aplodontia according to S. S. B. Hopkins 2019
Sister taxa: Aplodontia chryseola, Aplodontia humboldtiana, Aplodontia nigra, Aplodontia rufa
Type specimen: UOMNH F-63632, a mandible (R dentary with p4–m3). Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: semifossorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at McKay Reservoir
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