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Castor californicus is an extinct species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early Pleistocene.[2] Castor californicus was first discovered in Kettleman Hills in California, United States. The species was similar to but larger than the extant North American beaver, C. canadensis.[4]
Quick Facts MetaAlphaBeta/Castor californicus Temporal range: late Miocene to early Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
MetaAlphaBeta/Castor californicus Temporal range: late Miocene to early Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Castoridae |
Genus: | Castor |
Species: | †C. californicus |
Binomial name | |
†Castor californicus Kellogg, 1911[1] | |
Sites of C. californicus finds | |
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Unlike other members of the Castor genus, the Castor californicus has a total of three enamel folds, the folds of the internal enamel epithelium.[5]
HOLOTYPE of Castor accessor Hay, 1927 N. Drake (1897) United States of America. USNM PAL USNM V11607[6]
Source: NMNH Paleobiology Specimen Records (USNM)[6]