Castoroidinae

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Castoroidinae
Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
Subfamily: Castoroidinae
Allen, 1877

Castoroidinae is an extinct subfamily of beaver-grouped rodents that lived in North America and Eurasia, and many resembled modern beavers.

References[]

  • McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8


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