†Altasciurus albiclivus Korth 1994 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Alternative combination: Prosciurus albiclivus
Belongs to Altasciurus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Alroy 2002 and Korth and Tabrum 2017
Sister taxa: Altasciurus clausulus, Altasciurus relictus
Type specimen: Its type locality is White Butte (Orellan), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of North Dakota
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Nebraska, North Dakota collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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