Montanacastor
| Montanacastor Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Castoridae |
| Genus: | †Montanacastor Korth & Tabrum, 2017 |
| Species: | †M. simplicidens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Montanacastor simplicidens Korth & Tabrum, 2017 | |
Montanacastor is an extinct genus of castorid that lived in North America during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.
Distribution
The only species in the genus, Montanacastor simplicidens, is known from southwestern Montana.[1]
References
- ↑ Korth, William W.; Tabrum, Alan R. (1 October 2017). "A Unique Rodent Fauna from the Whitneyan (Middle Oligocene) of Southwestern Montana". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 84 (4): 319–340. doi:10.2992/007.084.0401. ISSN 0097-4463. Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via BioOne Digital Library.