Castoroides dilophidus Martin 1969

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Alternative combination: Castoroides ohioensis dilophidus

Synonym: Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White 1995

Full reference: R. A. Martin. 1969. Taxonomy of the giant Pleistocene beaver Castoroides from Florida. Journal of Paleontology 43(4):1033-1041

Belongs to Castoroides according to L. B. Albright et al. 2019

See also Hulbert et al. 2014, Martin 1969 and Morgan and White 1995

Sister taxon: Castoroides ohioensis

Type specimens:

  • Castoroides dilophidus: UF 12404, a tooth
  • Castoroides leiseyorum: Its type locality is Leisey Shell Pit 1A, which is in an Irvingtonian estuary/bay sandstone/siltstone in the Bermont Formation of Florida.

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (36: Florida, South Carolina collections)

• Blancan of United States (4: Florida)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence

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