Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combinations: Capatanka brachyceps, Steneofiber brachyceps
Synonym: Euhapsis gaulodon Matthew 1907
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1907. A Lower Miocene fauna from South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 23(9):169-219
Belongs to Fossorcastor according to L. D. Martin 1987
See also Macdonald 1963, Macdonald 1970, Matthew 1907, Stirton 1935 and Xu 1996
Sister taxa: Fossorcastor fossor, Fossorcastor greeni
Type specimens:
- Fossorcastor brachyceps: Its type locality is Monroe Creek (AMNH Rosebud 12), which is in a Monroecreekian terrestrial horizon in the Monroe Creek Formation of South Dakota
- Euhapsis gaulodon:
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (2: South Dakota collections)
• Arikareean of United States (1: South Dakota)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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