†Tardontia occidentale Macdonald 1956 (mountain beaver)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Alternative combination: Pseudaplodon occidentale
Belongs to Tardontia according to J. A. Shotwell 1958
Sister taxon: Tardontia nevadans
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Montana, Nevada, Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.