Palaeocastor
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Palaeocastor ('ancient beaver') is an extinct genus of beavers that lived in the North American Badlands during the late Oligocene period[1] to early Miocene.[2] Palaeocastor was much smaller than modern beavers. There are several species including Palaeocastor fossor, Palaeocastor magnus, Palaeocastor wahlerti, and Palaeocastor peninsulatus.[2] The animals first became known on grounds of their fossilized burrows, the "Devil's corkscrews".
Quick Facts Palaeocastor Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Early Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Palaeocastor | |
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P. fossor, collected in Wyoming. At the American Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Castoridae |
Subfamily: | †Palaeocastorinae |
Genus: | †Palaeocastor Leidy, 1869 |
Species | |
†Palaeocastor fossor †Palaeocastor peninsulatus |
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