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The beaver (castor fiber L.) in the Tigris-Euphrates basin

1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0305-4403(86)90016-6

1095-9238

A. J. Legge, Peter Rowley‐Conwy,

Animal Diversity and Health Studies

The distribution of beaver bones in the Tigris-Euphrates basin is reviewed from late Pleistocene to historic times. New archaeological finds are reported from a lowland site on the Syrian steppe. Historical claims for the presence of beavers in this river basin are examined, but most are found wanting in scientific accuracy.