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The Giant Beaver
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Giant_Beaver
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Extinct_species
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction
Habitat loss
Climate change
Possible human hunting
gptkbp:class
gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:coexistedWith
gptkb:Giant_ground_sloths
gptkb:Mastodons
gptkb:Saber-toothed_cats
Mammoths
gptkbp:commonName
Giant Beaver
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Manitoba
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Saskatchewan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diet
gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:differenceFromModernBeaver
Did not build lodges or dams
Different tooth structure
Much larger size
gptkbp:extinct
gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:family
gptkb:Castoridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed
gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
1852
gptkbp:fossilRange
gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus
gptkb:Castoroides
gptkbp:habitat
Lakes
Rivers
gptkbp:kingdom
gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:maximumLength
2.5 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
100-125 kg
gptkbp:nativeTo
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableFeature
Large incisors
Massive size compared to modern beavers
gptkbp:order
gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:phylum
gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo
Modern beaver (Castor canadensis)
gptkbp:scientificName
gptkb:Castoroides
gptkbp:status
Extinct
gptkbp:teethAdaptation
Chisel-shaped incisors
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Winston_Atwood_Bronnum
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Giant Beaver
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