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Castor californicus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castor californicus was named by Kellogg (1911).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. issiodorensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Castor californicus Kellogg
1927Castor accessor Hay
1980Castor californicus Kurten and Anderson p. 237
1980Castor accessor Kurten and Anderson p. 238

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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
subfamilyCastorinae
genusCastor
speciescalifornicus

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 californicus Kellogg 1911
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Invalid names: Castor accessor Hay 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Castor californicus (18323)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Castor californicus (18970 19015 19116)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Castor californicus (18126 18247 18359)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Idaho) Castor californicus (181255 189134)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Sonora) Castor californicus (20322)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Castor accessor (19911 19913) Castor californicus (19791 19801)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Castor californicus (19678 19679 19681 19684 19688 19691 19692)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Castor californicus (20062 20063)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Montana) Castor californicus (162120)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Castor californicus (98313)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nebraska) Castor accessor (20143)