Megalomys georginae
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Muroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: †Megalomys
Species: †Megalomys georginae
Name
editMegalomys georginae Turvey, Brace & Weksler, 2012: 406
- Holotype: NHM M 85496, left hemimandible with incisor and m1-2 attached and associated m3.
- Type locality: “Silver Sands, Suazoid-era Amerindian archaeological site; Trench 2/4, 50–60 cm depth; Christ Church, Barbados; 13°02'55" N, 59°30'60" W”.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Turvey, S.T., Brace, S. & Weksler, M. 2012. A new species of recently extinct rice rat (Megalomys) from Barbados. Mammalian Biology 77(6): 404–413. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.03.005 Reference page.