Neatocastor hesperus Douglass 1902

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Alternative combinations: Monosaulax hesperus, Steneofiber hesperus

Synonyms: Monosaulax complexus Douglass 1902, Steneofiber complexus Douglass 1902

Full reference: E. Douglass. 1902. Fossil Mammalia of the White River beds of Montana. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 20:237-279

Belongs to Neatocastor according to A. R. Tabrum and R. Nichols 2001

See also Douglass 1902, Hayes 2000, Korth 1996, Peterson 1905, Stirton 1935 and Xu 1994

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Neatocastor hesperus: Its type locality is Blacktail Deer Creek, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Blacktail Deer Creek Formation of Montana
  • Steneofiber complexus:

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Texas collection)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Montana)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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