Kellogg's Beaver
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| Kellogg's Beaver Fossil range: late Miocene to early Pleistocene |
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| †Castor californicus |
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Kellogg's Beaver (Castor californicus) was a species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early Pleistocene.[1] The species was similar to but larger than the living American Beaver (Castor canadensis).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Paleobiology Database - Castor californicus. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
- ^ Kurtén, B. and E. Anderson (1980). Pleistocene Mammals of North America. Columbia University Press, pp.236-237. ISBN: 0231037333.

