castoroides

• Nome científico que designa um gênero extinto de castores gigantes que viveram no Pleistoceno, principalmente no leste e no sul do território dos atuais Estados Unidos.

A scientific noun referring to an extinct genus of giant beavers that lived during the Pleistocene epoch, primarily found in eastern and southern regions of what is now the United States.

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   A genus of extinct giant beavers that lived during the Pleistocene epoch, primarily found in eastern and southern parts of what is now the United States.

   Castor gigante extinto

   • Castoroides was much larger than modern beavers, reaching the size of a black bear.
   • Fossils of Castoroides have been discovered in peat bogs and river deposits.
   • The giant beaver Castoroides likely lived in wetlands and fed on aquatic plants.