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Castoroidinae
Taxonomy
Castoroidinae was named by Allen (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Castoroides. It was considered monophyletic by Rybczynski (2007).
It was reranked as the family Castoroididae by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Myomorpha by Hay (1902); and to Castoridae by Korth and Bailey (2006), Korth (2007), Rybczynski (2007), Korth (2007), Korth (2008) and Korth (2017).
It was reranked as the family Castoroididae by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Myomorpha by Hay (1902); and to Castoridae by Korth and Bailey (2006), Korth (2007), Rybczynski (2007), Korth (2007), Korth (2008) and Korth (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1877 | Castoroidinae Allen |
| 1891 | Castoroididae Flower and Lydekker p. 91 |
| 1902 | Castoroididae Hay p. 733 |
| 2006 | Castoroidinae Korth and Bailey p. 237 |
| 2007 | Castoroidinae Korth p. 118 |
| 2007 | Castoroidinae Rybczynski p. 7 |
| 2008 | Castoroidinae Korth p. 170 |
| 2017 | Castoroidinae Korth p. 250 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. †Castoroidinae Allen 1877
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Tr. †Castoroidini Allen 1877
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G. †Castoroides Foster 1838 [giant beaver]
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†Castoroides dilophidus Martin 1969
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Invalid names: Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White 1995 [synonym]
†Castoroides ohioensis Foster 1838
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Invalid names: Burosor efforsorius Starrett 1956 [synonym], Castoroides kansensis Martin 1912 [synonym], Castoroides nebrascensis Barbour 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Burosor [synonym]
G. †Dipoides Jaeger 1835
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†Dipoides majori Schlosser 1903
†Dipoides rexroadensis Hibbard and Riggs 1949
†Dipoides smithi Shotwell 1955
†Dipoides stirtoni Wilson 1934
†Dipoides stovalli Rinker and Hibbard 1952
†Dipoides tanneri Korth 1998
†Dipoides vallicula Shotwell 1970
†Dipoides williamsi Stirton 1936
†Dipoides wilsoni Hibbard 1949
Invalid names: Paradipoides Rinker and Hibbard 1952 [synonym]
G. †Monosaulax Stirton 1935
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†Monosaulax curtus Matthew and Cook 1909
†Monosaulax pansus Cope 1874
†Monosaulax progressus Shotwell 1968
†Monosaulax skinneri Stout 1999
†Monosaulax tedi Korth 1999
†Monosaulax typicus Shotwell 1968
G. †Prodipoides Korth 2007
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†Prodipoides burgensis Korth 2002
†Prodipoides dividerus Stirton 1935
†Prodipoides katensis Korth 2002
†Prodipoides lecontei Merriam 1896
†Prodipoides phillisi Wilson 1968
Tr. †Hystricopini Korth 2017
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G. †Priusaulax Korth and Bailey 2006
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†Priusaulax browni Korth and Bailey 2006
†Priusaulax senrudi Wood 1945
†Priusaulax wilsoni Korth 2017
Tr. †Nothodipoidini Korth 2007
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G. †Eucastor Allen 1877
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†Eucastor malheurensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
†Eucastor tortus Leidy 1858
Invalid names: Sigmogomphius Merriam 1896 [synonym]
G. †Nothodipoides Korth 2002
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†Nothodipoides planus Stirton 1935
†Nothodipoides stirtoni Korth 2002
G. †Procastoroides Barbour and Schultz 1937
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†Procastoroides idahoensis Shotwell 1970
†Procastoroides intermedius Zakrzewski 1969
†Procastoroides sweeti Barbour and Schultz 1937
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Invalid names: Eocastoroides lanei Hibbard 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eocastoroides Hibbard 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 33.90000 to 0.01200 Ma
Collections (378 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | China (Gansu) | Monosaulax sp. (182899) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Nebraska) | Castoroidinae indet. (28043) | |
| Aquitanian | China (Hebei) | Monosaulax changpeiensis (42064) | |
| Miocene | USA (South Dakota) | Eucastor tortus (18113) | |
| Miocene | USA (Georgia) | Eucastor sp., Monosaulax sp. (18592) | |
| Miocene | USA (Nevada) | Eucastor lecontei (19040) Eucastor sp. (19129) | |
| Miocene | Kazakhstan | Monosaulax sp. (200980) | |
| Miocene | USA (Idaho) | Dipoides sp. (18899) | |
| Miocene | USA (Wyoming) | Dipoides stirtoni (18938) | |
| Miocene | USA (California) | Eucastor lecontei (19146) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Kansas) | Castoroides kansensis (216272) Castoroides sp. (83076) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Indiana) | Castoroides ohioensis (215649 216185 216186 216187 216188 216189 216190 216191 216192 216193) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Castoroides ohioensis (73486 82258) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oklahoma) | Castoroides ohioensis (216271) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Arkansas) | Castoroides ohioensis (216259) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Dakota) | Castoroides ohioensis (216195 216196) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Castoroides ohioensis (80231) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | Castoroides sp. (20584 84181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Castoroides dilophidus (61311 74294 154773) Castoroides ohioensis (74292) Castoroides ohioensis, Castoroides dilophidus (154804) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Pennsylvania) | Castoroides ohioensis (104797 216176) | |