†Dakotallomys pelycomyoides Tedrow and Korth 1997 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Alternative combination: Dakotamys pelycomyoides
Full reference: A. R. Tedrow and W. W. Korth. 1997. New aplodontid rodents (Mammalia) from the Oligocene (Orellan and Whitneyan) of Slim Buttes, South Dakota. Paludicola 1(2):80-90
Belongs to Dakotallomys according to A. R. Tedrow and W. W. Korth 1999
See also Tedrow and Korth 1997
Sister taxon: Dakotallomys lillegraveni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Slim Buttes Brule F, which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in South Dakota
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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