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Montanacastor simplicidens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Montanacastor simplicidens was named by Korth and Tabrum (2017). Its type specimen is CM 85681, a tooth (right M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Montanacastor.

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by J. Marcot on 2026-05-12; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Montanacastor simplicidens Korth and Tabrum p. 327 figs. Fig. 3; Table 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
genusMontanacastor
speciessimplicidens

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Montanacastor simplicidens Korth and Tabrum 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Korth and A. R. Tabrum 2017Same as for genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available