†Nothodipoides planus Stirton 1935 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combination: Eucastor planus
Full reference: R. A. Stirton. 1935. A review of the Tertiary beavers. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 23(13):391-458
Belongs to Nothodipoides according to W. W. Korth 2007
See also Stirton 1935
Sister taxon: Nothodipoides stirtoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Beaver Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in Oklahoma
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (11: Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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