Comparative Craniometry of a Young Eurasian Beaver ( Castor fiber  L.) from the Medieval Novgorod the Great (Russia): A Case Study | Zendy

Zinoviev A. V. | Zendy; Korablev N. P. | Zendy

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Comparative Craniometry of a Young Eurasian Beaver ( Castor fiber L.) from the Medieval Novgorod the Great (Russia): A Case Study

Author(s) -

Zinoviev A. V.,

Korablev N. P.

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of osteoarchaeology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1099-1212

pISSN - 1047-482X

DOI - 10.1002/oa.2535

Subject(s) - beaver , castor canadensis , skull , geography , archaeology , structural basin , biology , ecology , paleontology

The aim of this study was to investigate the unique find from medieval Novgorod the Great—an almost complete skull of a young Eurasian beaver ( Castor fiber L.). Comparisons of the craniometry of this skull with the skulls of the autochthonous and reintroduced populations of beavers from the same and adjacent regions suggest that a type of large beaver once inhabited the Volkhov basin. Further studies are necessary to accept or reject this hypothesis. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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