Tardontia Shotwell 1958 (mountain beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Full reference: J. A. Shotwell. 1958. Evolution and Biogeography of the Aplodontid and Mylagaulid Rodents. Evolution 12

Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to J. A. Shotwell 1958

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Aplodontia, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Lophallomys, Meniscomyinae, Niglarodon, Ninamys, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sciurodon, Sewelleladon, Trigonomys

Subtaxa: Tardontia nevadans Tardontia occidentale

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Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oregon collection)

• Miocene of United States (7: Montana, Nevada, Oregon)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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