†Monosaulax skinneri Stout 1999 (beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Belongs to Monosaulax according to W. W. Korth 2008
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Monosaulax curtus, Monosaulax pansus, Monosaulax progressus, Monosaulax tedi, Monosaulax typicus
Type specimen: UNSM 67241, a mandible (left mandible with p4-m3). Its type locality is Valentine Railway Quarries, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Nebraska, Nevada collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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