Physical Features
Environment
History
Fun Facts
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What type of stance did Castoroides have?
Upright or Semi-Upright
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The Castoroides fossils have been found in what states/provinces?
Ontario, Yukon. Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Minnesota.
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During which time period did Castoroides live?
Pleistocene or 2.58 million to 11,700 years ago
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What action adventure survival game has the Castoroides as a tameable mount?
Ark (Survival Evolved)
500
What type of Locomotion did the Castoroides most likely utilize?
Plantigrade
500
Although, Castoroides looks very similar to beavers, what behavior does it not preform?
Dam building
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Where was the first Castoroides fossil found (state)?
Caves in Ohio
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This fossil was deemed the state fossil of what state?
Minnesota
1000
The Castoroides has which noticable feature in its mouth that tells us that it is most likely a herbivore?
Diestema
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Why did Castoroides depend heavily on wetland environments ? (2 reasons)
Food and protection from predators
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What inability may have led to the Giant Beaver's extinction?
Their inability to chew wood / switch from strictly aquatic diet
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A scan of the Castoroides scull revealed a cavity that does not appear in modern beavers. This was hypothesized for what use?
Making sounds