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Castoridae
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 American Beaver, Castor canadensis
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The family Castoridae contains the two living species of beaver and their fossil relatives. This was once a highly diverse group of rodents, but is now restricted to a single genus, Castor.
The following taxonomy is based on McKenna and Bell (1997).
- Family Castoridae
- †Eocastoroides incertae sedis
- Subfamily †Castoroidinae
- †Steneofiber
- †Neatocastor
- †Asiacastor
- †Youngofiber
- †Trogontherium
- †Eucastor
- †Schreuderia
- †Dipoides
- †Boreofiber
- †Romanocastor
- †Zamolxifiber
- †Procastoroides
- †Castoroides - extinct giant beavers
- †Paradipoides
- †Priusaulax
- Subfamily Castorinae
- †Agnotocastor incertae sedis
- Tribe †Capacikalini
- †Capacikala
- †Pseudopalaeocastor
- Tribe Castorini
- Subtribe †Euhapsina
- †Fossorcastor
- †Euhapsis
- Subtribe†Migmacastorina, Korth & Rybczynski, 2003
- †Migmacastor
- Subtribe Castorina
- †Propalaeocastor
- †Palaeomys
- †Palaeocastor
- †Hystricops
- Castor - modern beavers
- Subtribe †Euhapsina
- 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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