PALAEOCASTOR

(pay-lay-oh-kass-tore)
meaning: "Ancient beaver - inspired by the genus name Castor, which represent a modern beaver"

Named By:	Joseph Leidy in 1869
Time Period:	Late Oligocene to Early Miocene
Location:	USA, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota and Wyoming
Size:	About 25 - 30 centimetres long
Diet:	Herbivore
Fossil(s):	Multiple individuals
Classification:	| Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Castoridae | Palaeocastorinae |
Also known as:	| Capacikala sciuroides | Steneofiber nebrascensis | Steneofiber peninsulatus | Steneofiber sciuroides |

Palaeocastor ('prehistoric beaver') is an extinct genus of beavers that lived in the North American Badlands during the late Oligocene period.