Castor californicus

Castor californicus
Temporal range: late Miocene to early Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
Genus: Castor
Species: C. californicus
Kellogg, 1911
Binomial name
Castor californicus
Sites of C. californicus finds
Synonyms

Castor accessor Hay, 1927[1]

Castor californicus is an extinct species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early Pleistocene.[1] The species was similar to but larger than the extant North American beaver, C. canadensis.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Paleobiology Database - Castor californicus". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  2. Kurtén, B., and E. Anderson (1980). Pleistocene Mammals of North America. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 236–237. ISBN 0-231-03733-3.


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