Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Belongs to Castor according to Kuhl 1820
See also Albright et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Castor (Eucastor), Castor anderssoni, Castor californicus, Castor fiber, Castor jaegeri, Castor peninsulatus, Castor veterior
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (7: Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon collections), United States (58: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (2: Florida, New Mexico)
Total: 67 collections including 68 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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