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Castoroidini

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castoroidini was named by Allen (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Castoroides.

It was assigned to Castoroidinae by Korth and Bailey (2006), Korth (2007), Korth (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Castoroidini Allen
2006Castoroidini Korth and Bailey p. 237
2007Castoroidini Korth p. 118
2008Castoroidini Korth p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—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
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877

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.

Tr. †Castoroidini Allen 1877
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G. †Castoroides Foster 1838 [giant beaver]
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†Castoroides dilophidus Martin 1969
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Invalid names: Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White 1995 [synonym]
†Castoroides ohioensis Foster 1838
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Invalid names: Burosor efforsorius Starrett 1956 [synonym], Castoroides kansensis Martin 1912 [synonym], Castoroides nebrascensis Barbour 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Burosor [synonym]
G. †Dipoides Jaeger 1835
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†Dipoides majori Schlosser 1903
†Dipoides rexroadensis Hibbard and Riggs 1949
†Dipoides smithi Shotwell 1955
†Dipoides stirtoni Wilson 1934
†Dipoides stovalli Rinker and Hibbard 1952
†Dipoides tanneri Korth 1998
†Dipoides vallicula Shotwell 1970
†Dipoides williamsi Stirton 1936
†Dipoides wilsoni Hibbard 1949
Invalid names: Paradipoides Rinker and Hibbard 1952 [synonym]
G. †Monosaulax Stirton 1935
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†Monosaulax curtus Matthew and Cook 1909
†Monosaulax pansus Cope 1874
†Monosaulax progressus Shotwell 1968
†Monosaulax skinneri Stout 1999
†Monosaulax tedi Korth 1999
†Monosaulax typicus Shotwell 1968
G. †Prodipoides Korth 2007
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†Prodipoides burgensis Korth 2002
†Prodipoides dividerus Stirton 1935
†Prodipoides katensis Korth 2002
†Prodipoides lecontei Merriam 1896
†Prodipoides phillisi Wilson 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 33.90000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (305 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Gansu) Monosaulax sp. (182899)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45China (Hebei) Monosaulax changpeiensis (42064)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Wyoming) Dipoides stirtoni (18938)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Eucastor lecontei (19146)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Kazakhstan Monosaulax sp. (200980)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (18570)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Georgia) Monosaulax sp. (18592)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Dipoides sp. (18899)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Eucastor lecontei (19040)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Monosaulax sp. (18579)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Castoroides ohioensis (216271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Castoroides ohioensis (93486 216263 216264 216265 216266 216267 216268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (216254 216255 216256)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Castoroides ohioensis (20587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Castoroides ohioensis (216194)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Castoroides ohioensis (104797 216176)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (195099) Castoroides ohioensis (20581 20653) Castoroides sp. (20629 20647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Dakota) Castoroides ohioensis (216195 216196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (61311 74294 154773) Castoroides ohioensis (74292) Castoroides ohioensis, Castoroides dilophidus (154804)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Castoroides ohioensis (63226 63227 63576 63597 63612 63647 200626 216274 216275)