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Common Name

American Beaver

Specimen Numbers

IMNH R-384

Species

Species: canadensis

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Rodentia Suborder: Castorimorpha Family: Castoridae Genus: Castor Species: canadensis 684

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	107.283	76.288	45.553
Mandible Right	88.066	16.088	50.854
Mandible Left	86.356	16.399	49.496
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	11.919	32.883	19.521
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	15.258	22.835	22.31

Specimen Elements

City

Pocatello, Idaho USA

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

H. G. McDonald

Collection

Marie Hopkins Comparative Osteology Collection

Sex

Female

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Idaho Museum of Natural History

Repositing City: Pocatello, Idaho USA

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements

Comments

This specimen is made up of elements from multiple individuals

H. Gregory McDonald and Jim Merrick collectors