Megalomys curazensis

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Megalomys Higher classification Megalomys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Megalomys curazensis Rank Species
Similar Megalomys audreyae, Nephelomys pirrensis, Ekbletomys

Megalomys curazensis is a species of rodent from the Pleistocene of the island of Curaçao, off northwestern Venezuela. It is a member of the genus Megalomys, which also includes species from other islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is known from abundant but fragmentary material found throughout the island.

Literature cited

Buisonjé, P.H. de. 1974. Neogene and Quaternary geology of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Uitgaven "Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen" 74:1–291.

Hooijer, D.A. 1959. Fossil rodents from Curaçao and Bonaire. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 35:1–27.

McFarlane, D.A. & Lundberg, J. 2002. A Middle Pleistocene age and biogeography for the extinct rodent Megalomys curazensis from Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Caribbean Journal of Sciences 38(3-4):278-281.

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