Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Alternative combination: Castoroides ohioensis dilophidus
Synonym: Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White 1995
Full reference: R. A. Martin. 1969. Taxonomy of the giant Pleistocene beaver Castoroides from Florida. Journal of Paleontology 43(4):1033-1041
Belongs to Castoroides according to L. B. Albright et al. 2019
See also Hulbert et al. 2014, Martin 1969 and Morgan and White 1995
Sister taxon: Castoroides ohioensis
Type specimens:
- Castoroides dilophidus: UF 12404, a tooth
- Castoroides leiseyorum: Its type locality is Leisey Shell Pit 1A, which is in an Irvingtonian estuary/bay sandstone/siltstone in the Bermont Formation of Florida.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (36: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Blancan of United States (4: Florida)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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