†Pelycomys rugosus Galbreath 1953 (mountain beaver)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: E. C. Galbreath. 1953. A contribution to the Tertiary geology and paleontology of northeastern Colorado. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions Vertebrata 4:1-120
Belongs to Pelycomys according to E. C. Galbreath 1953
Sister taxa: Pelycomys brulanus, Pelycomys placidus
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Horsetail Creek (Eocene of Colorado)
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