The oldest beaver from the Netherlands

  • W. Wessels Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • J. Frieling Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • R. Fraaije Oertijdmuseum De Groene Poort, Bosscheweg 80, 5283 WB Boxtel, the Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600000603
Keywords: Castor fiber, Castoridae, Langenboom, North Sea Basin, Oosterhout Formation, Pliocene

Abstract

A lower molar of Castor fiber from the sandpit of Langenboom (the Netherlands) represents, so far, the oldest occurrence of a beaver in the North Sea Basin. Its presence in the marine sand deposit of the Langenboom Formation indicates that Castor fiber inhabited areas in or near the river systems of Rhine and Meuse in the Early Pliocene.

Published
2011-12-01
How to Cite
W. Wessels, J. Frieling, & R. Fraaije. (2011). The oldest beaver from the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 90, 311 - 314. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600000603
Issue
Volume 90 - 2011
Section
Original Articles
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