Castor californicus
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Castor californicus Temporal range: late Miocene to early |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Castoridae |
| Genus: | Castor |
| Species: | †C. californicus |
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Castor californicus Kellogg, 1911 |
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†Castor accessor Hay, 1927 |
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†Castor accessor Hay, 1927
Castor californicus is an extinct species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early . The species was similar to but larger than the extant North American beaver, C. canadensis.
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