Castor californicus, the Glossary
Castor californicus is an extinct species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early Pleistocene.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: Beaver, California, Columbia University Press, Kettleman Hills, Miocene, North America, North American beaver, Oliver Perry Hay, Pleistocene, United States.
- Fossil taxa described in 1911
- Miocene rodents
- Pleistocene rodents
- Prehistoric beavers
- Taxa named by Vernon Lyman Kellogg
Beaver
Beavers (genus Castor) are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.
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Kettleman Hills
The Kettleman Hills is a low mountain range of the interior California Coast Ranges, in western Kings County, California.
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Miocene
The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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North American beaver
The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber).
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Oliver Perry Hay
Oliver Perry Hay (May 22, 1846 – November 2, 1930) was an American herpetologist, ichthyologist, and paleontologist.
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Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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See also
Fossil taxa described in 1911
- "Dryosaurus" grandis
- Ancalagon (worm)
- Arctognathus
- Arctosuchus
- Aysheaia
- Brachychampsa
- Buteogallus fragilis
- Canadia spinosa
- Caproberyx
- Castor californicus
- Casuarius lydekkeri
- Eriphostoma
- Geranosaurus
- Giraffa priscilla
- Gryponyx
- Gymnogyps amplus
- Gyposaurus
- Ictidognathus
- Koiloskiosaurus
- Limnoscelis
- Mackenzia
- Moschops
- Ottoia
- Paraceratherium
- Paracestracion
- Perleidus
- Peytoia
- Pharyngolepis
- Pikaia
- Plesiosiro
- Podokesaurus
- Rhyncholepis
- Rhynchonelloidella alemanica
- Selkirkia
- Sidneyia
- Taognathus
- Varanops
- Wiwaxia
- Woodward's eagle
Miocene rodents
- ?Oryzomys pliocaenicus
- Alloeumyarion
- Anomalomyidae
- Apeomyoides
- Aurimys
- Australoprocta
- Basirepomys
- Bathyergoides
- Brachyrhizomys
- Castor californicus
- Caviidae
- Caviodon
- Cephalomyidae
- Cricetulodon
- Diatomys
- Diprionomys
- Elmerimys
- Eocardia
- Eoviscaccia
- Eumegamys
- Guiomys
- Horned gopher
- Hystrix paukensis
- Hystrix primigenia
- Karydomys
- Lagrivea
- Megapedetes
- Metaliomys
- Migmacastor
- Miopetaurista
- Myophiomys
- Omoiosicista
- Paenemarmota
- Palaeocastor
- Paronychomys
- Perimys
- Phiomyoides
- Phoberomys
- Phoberomys burmeisteri
- Phoberomys insolita
- Phoberomys pattersoni
- Prosiphneus
- Rhagapodemus
- Seorsumuscardinus
- Sinodonomys
- Sivacanthion
- Steneofiber
- Telicomys
- Zenkerella wintoni
Pleistocene rodents
- Agathaeromys
- Anomalomyidae
- Brachyrhizomys
- Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis
- Carletonomys
- Castor californicus
- Castoroides
- Cavia
- Guinea pig
- Hystrix refossa
- Kritimys
- Leithia
- Megalomys curazensis
- Mimomys
- Neochoerus
- Neochoerus pinckneyi
- Neotoma findleyi
- Nesomys narindaensis
- Paenemarmota
- Peromyscus nesodytes
- Prosiphneus
- Reigomys
- Rhagamys
- Rhagapodemus
- Synaptomys australis
- Tenerife giant rat
- Trogontherium
Prehistoric beavers
- Agnotocastor
- Anchitheriomys
- Castor californicus
- Castoroides
- Dipoides
- Eucastor
- Migmacastor
- Monosaulax
- Palaeocastor
- Procastoroides
- Propalaeocastor
- Steneofiber
- Trogontherium
- Youngofiber
Taxa named by Vernon Lyman Kellogg
- Castor californicus
- Nesiotinus
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_californicus
Also known as Castor accessor, Kellogg's Beaver.