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Castoridae (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Castoridae Gray
1850Castoridae Bonaparte p. 1
1883Castoridae Flower p. 185
1891Castoridae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1898Castoridae Gadow p. 43
1902Castoridae Hay p. 721
1908Castoridae Lambe
1911Castoridae Jaekel p. 222
1958Castoridae Wood p. 172
1966Castoridae Johnson p. 80
1980Castoridae Kurten and Anderson p. 235
1988Castoridae Carroll
1989Castoridae Shoshani et al. p. 436
1991Castoridae Nowak
1999Castoridae Nowak
2001Castoridae Sach and Heizmann p. 27
2002Castoridae Montgelard et al. p. 229
2006Castoridae Korth and Bailey p. 237
2007Castoridae Korth p. 118
2018Castoridae Eshelman et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
familyCastoridae

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.

Fm. Castoridae Gray 1821 [beaver]
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G. †Agnotocastor Stirton 1935
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Agnotocastor galushai Emry 1972
Agnotocastor montanus Scott 1893
Agnotocastor readingi Korth 1988
Subfm. †Anchitheriomyinae Korth 2001
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G. †Microtheriomys Korth and Samuels 2015
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Microtheriomys brevirhinus Korth and Samuels 2015
G. †Anchitheriomys Roger 1885
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Anchitheriomys fluminis Matthew 1918
Anchitheriomys stouti Korth 2001
Anchitheriomys suevicus Schlosser 1884
Invalid names: Amblycastor Matthew 1918 [synonym]
G. †Asiacastor Lytschev 1971
G. †Boreofiber Radulesco and Samson 1972
G. †Capatanka Macdonald 1963
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Capatanka cankpeopi Macdonald 1963
Capatanka minor Xu 1996
Subfm. Castorinae
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G. Castor Linnaeus 1758 [beaver]
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Subg. †Castor (Eucastor) Leidy 1858
Castor anderssoni Schlosser 1924
Castor californicus Kellogg 1911
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Invalid names: Castor accessor Hay 1927 [synonym]
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 [American beaver]
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian beaver]
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Invalid names: Castor plicidens Major 1874 [synonym], Castor praefiber Deperet 1890 [synonym]
Castor jaegeri Kaup 1839
Castor peninsulatus Cope 1881
Castor veterior Lankester 1864
G. †Hystricops Leidy 1858
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Hystricops browni Shotwell 1963
Hystricops venustus Leidy 1858
G. †Propalaeocastor Borisoglebskaya 1967
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Propalaeocastor irtyshensis Wu et al. 2004
Propalaeocastor kazachstanicus Borissoglebskaya 1967
Propalaeocastor schokensis Bendukidze 1993
Propalaeocastor shevyrevae Lytshev and Shevyreva 1994
Propalaeocastor zaissanensis Lytshev and Shevyreva 1994
Invalid names: Asteneofiber Kretzoi 1974 [synonym]
G. †Sinocastor Young 1934
G. †Steneofiber Geoffroy 1833
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Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908
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. †Microdipoides Korth and Stout 2002
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Microdipoides eximius Korth and Stout 2002
G. †Nothodipoides Korth 2002
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Nothodipoides planus Stirton 1935
Nothodipoides stirtoni Korth 2002
G. †Temperocastor Korth 2008
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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]
G. †Chalicomys Kaup 1832
G. †Euroxenomys Samson and Radulesco 1973
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Euroxenomys inconnexus Sutton and Korth 1995
Euroxenomys minutus von Meyer 1838
Euroxenomys wilsoni Korth 2001
G. †Migmacastor Korth and Rybczynski 2003
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Migmacastor procumbodens Korth and Rybczynski 2003
G. †Neatocastor Korth 1996
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Neatocastor hesperus Douglass 1902
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Invalid names: Steneofiber complexus Douglass 1902 [synonym]
G. †Oligotheriomys Korth 1998
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Oligotheriomys magnus Wood 1937
Oligotheriomys primus Korth 1998
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G. †Capacikala Macdonald 1963
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Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878
Capacikala parvus Xu 1996
Capacikala sajakensis Bendukidze 1993
G. †Euhapsis Peterson 1905
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Euhapsis breugerorum Martin 1987
Euhapsis ellicottae Martin 1987
Euhapsis luskensis Xu 1996
Euhapsis platyceps Peterson 1905
G. †Fossorcastor Martin 1987
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Fossorcastor brachyceps Matthew 1907
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Invalid names: Euhapsis gaulodon Matthew 1907 [synonym]
Fossorcastor fossor Peterson 1905
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Invalid names: Palaeocastor magnus Romer and McCormack 1928 [synonym], Palaeocastor major Stirton 1935 [synonym], Steneofiber simplicidens Matthew 1907 [synonym]
Fossorcastor greeni Martin 1987
G. †Palaeocastor Leidy 1869
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Invalid names: Steneofiber sciuroides Matthew 1907 [synonym]
Palaeocastor wahlerti Korth 2001
G. †Pseudopalaeocastor Martin 1987
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Pseudopalaeocastor barbouri Peterson 1905
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Invalid names: Nannasfiber ostellatus Xu 1996 [synonym], Palaeocastor milleri Olson 1940 [synonym]
Invalid names: Nannasfiber Xu 1996 [synonym]
G. †Palaeomys Kaup 1839
G. †Romanocastor Radulesco and Samson 1967
G. †Trigontherium Fischer 1829
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Trigontherium cuvieri Fischer 1829
Trigontherium minus Newton 1890
G. †Trogontherium Fischer von Waldheim 1809
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Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846
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Invalid names: Conodontes boisvillettii Laugel 1862 [synonym]
Invalid names: Conodontes Laugel 1862 [synonym]
G. †Youngofiber Chow and Li 1978
G. †Zamolxifiber Radulesco and Samson 1967
Invalid names: Agnotocastorinae Korth and Emry 1997 [empty], Trogontheriinae Radulescu et al. 1989 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (879 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Agnotocastor sp. (17014 17033)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Castoridae indet. (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Agnotocastor galushai (16964)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Steneofiber sp. (39300)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Agnotocastor readingi (17135 17164)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Agnotocastor coloradensis (17081)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) Agnotocastor sp. (17090)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Eutypomys magnus (17111)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Agnotocastor sp. (17198) Eutypomys magnus (17115) Oligotheriomys magnus (17092)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (North Dakota) Agnotocastor praetereadens, Oligotheriomys primus (17101)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Monosaulax sp., Steneofiber sp. (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium Steneofiber butselensis (31748 183666)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Xinjiang) Propalaeocastor irtyshensis (174978)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Turkey (Tekirdağ) Castoridae indet. (31605)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Spain (Aragon) Steneofiber sp. (68878)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Ningxia) Castoridae indet. (182895)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Propalaeocastor shevyrevae (174743)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Steneofiber eseri (37518)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03Germany (Hesse) Steneofiber sp. (186510)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Castoridae indet. (17372)