Aplodontia Richardson 1829 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Lophallomys, Meniscomyinae, Niglarodon, Ninamys, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sciurodon, Sewelleladon, Tardontia, Trigonomys
Subtaxa: Aplodontia chryseola Aplodontia humboldtiana Aplodontia nigra Aplodontia rufa
Ecology: semifossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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