Castoroides (Latin: "beaver" (castor), "like" (oides) ), or giant beaver, is an extinct genus of enormous, bear-sized beavers that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Two species are currently recognized, C. dilophidus in the Southeastern United States and C. ohioensis in most of North America. C. leiseyorum was previously described from the Irv… See more
WEBName: Giant Beaver; also known as Castoroides (Greek for "of the beaver family"); pronounced CASS-tore-OY-deez. Habitat: Woodlands of North America. Historical …
WEBMay 14, 2019 · The giant beaver known as Castoroides ohioensis roamed North America during the Pleistocene, until the end of the Ice Age made it extinct. Researchers analyzed this creature's 10,000-year-old, fossilized, …
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The Now-extinct Castoroides Was a Bear-sized Beaver
WEBCastoroides was very much a product of its time. The largest rodent in Pleistocene North America, this big old beaver grew more than 7 feet (2.1 meters) long from tail to snout …
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Castorioides ohioensis (Giant Beaver) - Science Museum of …
WEBBut you would have noticed at least one big difference: weighing over 200 pounds, Castoroides was the size of a small bear. It might have “Ohio” in its Latin name, but …
WEBCastoridae is a family of rodents that contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A formerly diverse group, only a single genus is extant today, Castor. Two other genera of "giant beavers", …
