Megalomys georginae Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | †Megalomys |
Species: | †M. georginae
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†Megalomys georginae Turvey, Brace & Weksler, 2012
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Megalomys georginae is an extinct species of rice rat from Barbados in the genus Megalomys. The species was extant during the Late Pleistocene, and became extinct shortly after European arrival in Barbados.[1][2]
Turvey, 2012
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