†Neatocastor hesperus Douglass 1902
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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