Castoroides ohioensis, giant beaver Pteranodon 15 inches wide and 21

15 inches wide and 21 inches deep

Both the creature's jaws were elongated and sported forward-facing tusks

3 feet) at the shoulder

and shape of the crossbars are distinct in each of the described species of Edaphosaurus and show a trend for larger and more elaborate (but fewer) projecting processes over time

although shorter than those of other dromaeosaurs

Castoroides ohioensis, giant beaver Pteranodon 15 inches wide and 21Castoroides ohioensis was a species of Giant Beaver, huge members of the family Castoridae (Rodentia), endemic to North America during the Pleistocene epoch (1. 8 mya to 11,000 years ago). These giant Ice Age beavers had a length up to 8 feet and an estimated weight of 130 220 pounds; some estimates went up to 485 pounds. It lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch, and went extinct at the end of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago. Fossils