The Giant Beaver

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Giant_Beaver

GPTKB entity

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	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Giant Beaver