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Castoroides (giant beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Castoroides Foster p. 81
1860Castoroides Leidy p. 114
1902Castoroides Hay p. 733
1967Castoroides Wilson p. 208
1969Castoroides Martin p. 1035
1980Castoroides Kurten and Anderson p. 236
1997Castoroides McKenna and Bell
2007Castoroides Rybczynski p. 7
2008Castoroides Korth p. 169
2018Castoroides Eshelman et al. p. 6
2019Castoroides Albright et al. p. 157

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877
genusCastoroides

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
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: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 10.30000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (157 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (18570)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (18532)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (19748 98318 216139) Castoroides ohioensis (19759)
Blancan - Rancholabrean4.9 - 0.012USA (Florida) Castoroides sp. (79621)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (19758)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Castoroides sp. (65469)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (216257)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (New Brunswick) Castoroides ohioensis (216044)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castoroides dilophidus (77590) Castoroides leiseyorum (84182) Castoroides ohioensis (65405)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Arkansas) Castoroides ohioensis (216258)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Minnesota) Castoroides ohioensis (93509)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Mississippi) Castoroides ohioensis (161954)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Castoroides ohioensis (63408)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Castoroides ohioensis (84179) Castoroides sp. (74244 84178 84180 84183)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Castoroides sp. (82056)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Castoroides ohioensis (77596) Castoroides ohioticus (96899)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides sp. (206227)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Yukon) Castoroides ohioensis (20433 20434 20435)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Castoroides ohioensis (20309) Castoroides sp. (20157)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Alaska) Castoroides ohioensis (20297)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (20394 26550 216137 216138) Castoroides ohioensis (20400 20403 20520) Castoroides sp. (20145) Castoroides sp., Castoroides dilophidus (20299 58089)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nebraska) Castoroides sp. (20143 20347 20375 20500 20501)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (20556)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Castoroides ohioensis (20137 20142 20293 20390 20516) Castoroides sp. (20148)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.8 - 0.012USA (Kansas) Castoroides sp. (20492)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (195048)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Maryland) Castoroides sp. (195939)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (South Carolina) Castoroides dilophidus (206985 206986)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (216140 216141 216142 216143 216144 216145 216147 216159 216161) Castoroides ohioensis (20440) Castoroides sp. (180339 207460 207891 207892 207893 207894)
Rancholabrean (interglacial)0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Castoroides sp. (207895 207896 207897)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Castoroides ohioensis (93334) Castoroides sp. (82996)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Castoroides ohioensis (20587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Nebraska) Castoroides ohioensis (216108 216110 216111 216273)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (New York) Castoroides ohioensis (216106 216173)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Castoroides ohioensis (63226 63227 63576 63597 63612 63647 200626 216274 216275)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Castoroides ohioensis (20626 20627)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Castoroides ohioensis (215650 216177 216178 216180 216181 216183 216184)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (61311 74294 154773) Castoroides ohioensis (74292) Castoroides ohioensis, Castoroides dilophidus (154804)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (216254 216255 216256)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Castoroides ohioensis (216271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Arkansas) Castoroides ohioensis (216259)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Dakota) Castoroides ohioensis (216195 216196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Castoroides ohioensis (216194)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Castoroides kansensis (216272) Castoroides sp. (83076)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Castoroides ohioensis (216261 216262)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (195099) Castoroides ohioensis (20581 20653) Castoroides sp. (20629 20647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Castoroides ohioensis (80231)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Castoroides ohioensis (73486 82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Indiana) Castoroides ohioensis (215649 216185 216186 216187 216188 216189 216190 216191 216192 216193)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Castoroides ohioensis (104797 216176)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Castoroides ohioensis (93486 216263 216264 216265 216266 216267 216268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Castoroides ohioensis (216234)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Castoroides sp. (20584 84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castoroides dilophidus (80232) Castoroides ohioensis (216269 216270) Castoroides sp. (188304)