Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Belongs to Castor according to Kuhl 1820
See also Albright et al. 2019, Eshelman et al. 2025, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Castor (Eucastor), Castor anderssoni, Castor californicus, Castor fiber, Castor jaegeri, Castor peninsulatus, Castor veterior
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (7: Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon collections), United States (57: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (2: Florida, New Mexico)
Total: 66 collections including 67 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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