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Castoroides dilophidus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castoroides ohioensis dilophidus was named by Martin (1969). Its type specimen is UF 12404, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Castoroides dilophidus by Hulbert et al. (2014), Albright et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Castoroides ohioensis dilophidus Martin p. 1035 fig. 2–4
1995Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White
2014Castoroides dilophidus Hulbert et al. p. 29
2019Castoroides dilophidus Albright et al. p. 157

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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
genusCastoroides
speciesdilophidus()

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.

†Castoroides dilophidus Martin 1969
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Invalid names: Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White 1995 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 9.40000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (18570)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (18532)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (19748 98318 216139) Castoroides ohioensis (19759)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (19758)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castoroides dilophidus (77590) Castoroides leiseyorum (84182)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (20299 20394 26550 58089 216137 216138) Castoroides ohioensis (20400 20403) Castoroides sp. (20145)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (195048)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (South Carolina) Castoroides dilophidus (206985 206986)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (216140 216141 216142 216143 216144 216145 216147 216159 216161) Castoroides sp. (207460 207891 207894)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (195099) Castoroides ohioensis (20581 20653) Castoroides sp. (20629)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides dilophidus (61311 74294 154773 154804)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castoroides dilophidus (80232)