A super-sized version of the modern beaver in appearance, the giant beaver tipped the scales at 100 kilograms. Modern beaver incisors (front teeth) are sharp and chisel-like; giant beaver incisors were bulkier and curved, and lacked a sharp cutting edge. But no one knew if the giant beaver behaved like the modern beaver. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWThis strongly suggests that the giant beaver was not an “ecosystem engineer” like the modern beaver. The ability to build dams and lodges may have given the modern beaver a competitive advantage over the giant beaver.

Source: thestar July 01, 2019 11:00 UTC