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Castor anderssoni

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Chalicomys anderssoni was named by Schlosser (1924).

It was recombined as Sinocastor anderssoni by Young (1934); it was recombined as Castor anderssoni by Qiu and Storch (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Chalicomys anderssoni Schlosser
1934Sinocastor anderssoni Young
2000Castor anderssoni Qiu and Storch p. 185

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastorinae
genusCastor
speciesanderssoni(Schlosser 1924)

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.

Castor anderssoni Schlosser 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:11:16
Modified: 2011-05-12 03:11:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Castor anderssoni (75300)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58China Sinocastor anderssoni (13485)