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Castoroides ohioensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castoroides ohioensis was named by Foster (1838). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nashport, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial siltstone in Ohio. It is the type species of Castoroides.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Castoroides ohioensis Foster
1860Castoroides ohioensis Leidy p. 114
1902Castoroides ohioensis Hay p. 733
1912Castoroides kansensis Martin p. 395
1931Castoroides nebrascensis Barbour
1956Burosor efforsorius Starrett
1967Castoroides ohioensis Wilson p. 208
1969Castoroides ohioensis Martin p. 1035
1980Castoroides ohioensis Kurten and Anderson p. 236

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
speciesohioensis

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 ohioensis Foster 1838
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Invalid names: Burosor efforsorius Starrett 1956 [synonym], Castoroides kansensis Martin 1912 [synonym], Castoroides nebrascensis Barbour 1931 [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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.80000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Castoroides ohioensis (63408)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Minnesota) Castoroides ohioensis (93509)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Mississippi) Castoroides ohioensis (161954)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (216257)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (New Brunswick) Castoroides ohioensis (216044)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castoroides ohioensis (65405)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Arkansas) Castoroides ohioensis (216258)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Castoroides ohioensis (77596) Castoroides ohioticus (96899)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Yukon) Castoroides ohioensis (20433 20434 20435)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (20556)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Castoroides ohioensis (20520)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Castoroides ohioensis (20309)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Castoroides ohioensis (20137 20142 20293 20390 20516)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Alaska) Castoroides ohioensis (20297)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Castoroides ohioensis (20440)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nebraska) Castoroides ohioensis (216108 216110 216111 216273)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arkansas) Castoroides ohioensis (216259)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Castoroides ohioensis (type locality: 215650 216177 216178 216180 216181 216183 216184)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Castoroides kansensis (216272)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Castoroides ohioensis (216106 216173)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Castoroides ohioensis (216271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Castoroides ohioensis (73486 82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Castoroides ohioensis (104797 216176)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Castoroides ohioensis (216194)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Castoroides ohioensis (20587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides sp. (20647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Indiana) Castoroides ohioensis (215649 216185 216186 216187 216188 216189 216190 216191 216192 216193)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Castoroides ohioensis (216261 216262)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Castoroides ohioensis (80231)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castoroides ohioensis (216269 216270)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Iowa) Castoroides ohioensis (216254 216255 216256)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Castoroides ohioensis (63226 63227 63576 63597 63612 63647 200626 216274 216275)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castoroides ohioensis (74292 154804)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Dakota) Castoroides ohioensis (216195 216196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Castoroides ohioensis (20626 20627)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Castoroides ohioensis (216234)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Castoroides ohioensis (93334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Castoroides ohioensis (93486 216263 216264 216265 216266 216267 216268)