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Palaeocastorinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Palaeocastorinae is a subfamily. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Rybczynski (2007).

It was assigned to Castoridae by Rybczynski (2007) and Korth (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Palaeocastorinae Rybczynski p. 7
2014Palaeocastorinae Korth p. 382

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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
subfamilyPalaeocastorinae
subfamilyPalaeocastorinae

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.

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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]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Harrisonian or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (99 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17317) Palaeocastor wahlerti (170168)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Capacikala gradatus (17631 17632) Capacikala gradatus, Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17626 17627 17630 17634 17635 17636 17641 17643 17660) Capacikala gradatus, Palaeocastor peninsulatus (17637 17638) Capacikala parvus (17662) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17610 17611 17614 17616 17617 17619 17620 17622 17625 17633 17640 17642 17648 17649 17654 17658) Palaeocastor nebrascensis, Palaeocastor peninsulatus (17644) Palaeocastor peninsulatus (17621 17628 17629)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17494 17495 17512 17535 17544 17566 17597)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Capacikala gradatus (17537) Palaeocastor peninsulatus (93078)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17465 17473 17541 17542 17567 17598)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nevada) Capacikala gradatus (17600)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Capacikala sp. (212628) Palaeocastor fossor (212629) Steneofiber gradatus, Steneofiber nebrascensis (180202)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Palaeocastor gradatus (17478 17480) Palaeocastor sp. (17700)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Capacikala gradatus, Capacikala parvus (17532) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17524)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Capacikala gradatus (17483) Capacikala gradatus, Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17517) Capatanka brachyceps (17601) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (17605 17606) Palaeocastor simplicidens (17452)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeocastor sp. (156729)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Palaeocastor sp. (18013)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Palaeocastor nebrascensis (73994)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Capacikala sajakensis (152103 175958) Palaeocastor sp. (74900)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Capacikala gradatus (17603 93079)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kazakhstan Capacikala sciuroides, Capacikala sajakensis (64412)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Capatanka brachyceps (17547) Palaeocastor simplicidens (17549 17551 17553 17561 17563 17564) Palaeocastor sp. (67636)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) Euhapsis platyceps (17565) Palaeocastor sp. (67637)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Capacikala sciuroides (17455) Capatanka brachyceps (17451 17458)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Euhapsis ellicottae, Nannasfiber osmagnus, Palaeocastor magnus (17821)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Capacikala sp., Euhapsis breugerorum, Euhapsis ellicottae, Fossorcastor greeni, Steneofiber barbouri, Steneofiber fossor (17819) Palaeocastor simplicidens (17802 17816) Palaeocastor sp. (17805 17843 28043 69806 69807) Pseudopalaeocastor barbouri (17732)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Palaeocastor simplicidens, Palaeocastor barbouri (18617)