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Taxonomic history of the genus †Palaeocastor Leidy, 1869

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After McKenna & Bell, 1997 and Alroy, 2002-2005

    †Palaeocastor Leidy, 1869
      including:
        †Capatanka Macdonald, 1963

        †Palaeocastor peninsulatus (Cope, 1881)
            †Steneofiber peninsulatus Cope, 1881
            †Palaeocastor peninsulatus (Cope); Stirton, 1935
            †Palaeocastor peninsulatus (Cope); Xu, 1996

        †(Capatanka) Macdonald, 1963

            †Palaeocastor (Capatanka) cankpeopi (MacDonald, 1963)
                †Capatanka cankpeopi Macdonald, 1963
                †Palaeocastor cankpeopi (Macdonald); L. Martin, 1987
                †Capatanka cankpeopi Macdonald; Xu, 1996
 
            †Palaeocastor (Capatanka) gaulodon (Matthew, 1907)
                †Euhapsis gaulodon Matthew, 1907
                †Palaeocastor simplicidens; Stirton, 1935
                †Capatanka brachyceps; Macdonald, 1970
                †Capatanka cankpeopi; Xu, 1996
                †Capatanka gaulodon; Alroy, 2002-2005

Reference(s):

• Alroy, J., 2002-2005: North American fossil mammal systematics database.
  –iNet: North American fossil mammal systematics database: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/nafmsd.html [visited: 2005-07-20]
• McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
  –Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631

 

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