Montanacastor

Montanacastor; Temporal range: Rupelian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Castoridae
Genus:	† Montanacastor
Species:	†M. simplicidens
Binomial name
	†Montanacastor simplicidens; Korth & Tabrum, 2017

Last updated June 27, 2025

Montanacastor is an extinct genus of castorid that lived in North America during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

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.

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[1] 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.

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