Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Synonym: Burosor
Full reference: J. W. Foster. 1838. Report of Mr. Foster. Second annual report on the geological survey of the state of Ohio 73-107
Parent taxon: Castoroidini according to W. W. Korth 2008
See also Albright et al. 2019, Eshelman et al. 2018, Foster 1838, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860, Martin 1969, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rybczynski 2007 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Dipoides, Monosaulax, Prodipoides
Subtaxa: Castoroides dilophidus Castoroides ohioensis
Type: Castoroides ohioensis
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (9: New Brunswick, Ontario, Yukon collections), United States (141: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin)
• Blancan of United States (5: Florida)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 157 collections including 160 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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