Geocapromys caymanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Tribus: Capromyini
Genus: Geocapromys
Species †Geocapromys caymanensis

Name

Geocapromys caymanensis Morgan, MacPhee, Woods & Turvey, 2019

Holotype: UF 21388

Type locality: "Patton's Fissure, near Spot Bay on the northern coast of Cayman Brac"; Cayman Islands

References

Primary references

• Morgan, G.S., MacPhee, R.D.E., Woods, R. & Turvey, S.T. 2019. Late Quaternary fossil mammals from the Cayman Islands, West Indies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2019(428): 1. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.428.1.1 hdl: 2246/6928 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Cayman-Ferkelratte
English: Cayman Hutia
español: Jutia de Caimán
français: Hutia des Caïmans