Megalomys curazensis

Megalomys curazensis
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene (Lujanian)
~0.4–0.13 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: †Megalomys
Species:
†M. curazensis
Binomial name
†Megalomys curazensis
Hooijer, 1959

Megalomys curazensis is a species of rodent from the Late Pleistocene (400,000 to 130,000 years ago) of the island of Curaçao, off northwestern Venezuela.[1] It is a member of the genus Megalomys, which also includes species from other islands of the Lesser Antilles.[2] It is known from abundant but fragmentary material found throughout the island.[3]

  1. ^ McFarlane and Lundberg, 2002, p.278
  2. ^ Hooijer, 1959
  3. ^ De Buisonjé, 1974