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The beaver was trapped out and almost extirpated in North America because its fur and castoreum were highly sought after. [47] The beaver furs were used to make clothing and beaver hats . In the United States, extensive trapping began in the early 17th century, with more than 10,000 beaver per year taken for the fur trade in Connecticut and ...
Beaver, Castor californicus. Castor californicus is an extinct species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early Pleistocene. [2] Castor californicus was first discovered in Kettleman Hills in California, United States. The species was similar to but larger than the extant North American beaver, C ...
Beaver pelts caused or contributed to the Beaver Wars, King William's War, and the French and Indian War; the trade made John Jacob Astor and the owners of the North West Company very wealthy. For Europeans in North America, the fur trade was a driver of the exploration and westward exploration on the continent and contact with native peoples ...
Castoroides (Latin: "beaver" (castor), "like" (oides) [2]), or the 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.
The earliest castorids belong to the genus Agnotocastor, known from the late Eocene and Oligocene of North America and Asia. [2] Other early castorids included genera such as Steneofiber , from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe, the earliest member of the subfamily Castorinae, which contains castorids closely related to living beavers. [ 3 ]
Beaverland is a non-fiction book describing the behavior, history, and cultural significance of the North American beaver.Philip discusses the relationship between beavers and humans throughout history with a focus on Indigenous cultures and the American westward expansion.
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) [Note 1] is a North American rodent.It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae. [2] It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; [3] the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels, although its less-efficient renal system was thought to ...
Palaeocastor ('ancient beaver') is an extinct genus of beavers that lived in the North American Badlands during the late Oligocene period [1] to early Miocene. [2] Palaeocastor was much smaller than modern beavers. There are several species including Palaeocastor fossor, Palaeocastor magnus, Palaeocastor wahlerti, and Palaeocastor peninsulatus. [2]