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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:anatomy
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Similar to modern beavers
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gptkbp:behavior
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Possible dam-building
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gptkbp:body_shape
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Similar to modern beavers
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gptkbp:climate_adaptation
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Cold environments
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gptkbp:contemporary_relation
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gptkb:ecosystem
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Indigenous folklore
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:herbivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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Paleontologists
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1837
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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Herbivore in the ecosystem
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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Climate change
Human hunting
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:North_America
Bone fossils
Over 10,000 years old
Studied for evolutionary insights
Numerous fossils found
Found in various states
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Castoroides
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gptkbp:geological_features
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Pleistocene epoch
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gptkbp:habitat
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Wetlands
Forested areas near water
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gptkbp:habitat_preference
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Near lakes and rivers
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gptkbp:head
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Large and robust skull
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Giant beaver
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:length
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2.5 meters
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Late Pleistocene
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gptkbp:mouth
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Chisel-like incisors
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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Wetland ecosystems
Significant in North American paleontology
Study of megafauna
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gptkbp:predators
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Large carnivores
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Castor_canadensis
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Modern_beaver
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gptkbp:reproduction
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Viviparous
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gptkbp:research_interest
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Paleobiology and extinction studies
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gptkbp:revival
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Paleontological reconstructions exist
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:Mammalia
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Castoroides
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gptkbp:size
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Larger than modern beavers
Up to 2.5 meters long
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gptkbp:size_comparison_with_humans
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Larger than an average human
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gptkbp:social_structure
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Possibly social
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gptkbp:species
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gptkb:Castoroides_ohioensis
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Castorinae
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gptkbp:tail_type
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Flat and broad tail
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gptkbp:time_period
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Quaternary period
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gptkbp:weight
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65 kg
Up to 65 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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Approximately 10,000 years ago
Late Quaternary
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:animals
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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