Castoroides ohioensis dilophidus Martin, 1969
Giant beaver
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: c.9,000 BC?
Distribution
Florida, USA
Biology
Hypodigm
Holotype: UF 12404
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Martin, R. A. (1969). Taxonomy of the giant Pleistocene beaver Castoroides from Florida. Journal of Paleontology 43(4):1033-1041.
Other references:
Parmalee, P. W. and Graham, R. W. (2002). Additional records of the giant beaver, Castoroides, from the Mid-South: Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (93): 65-71. [automatic download]
Plint, Tessa. (2016). Giant Beaver (Castoroides) Palaeoecology Inferred from Stable Isotopes. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. Paper 4236. [Abstract]