Family †Heptaxodontidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Rodent | |
Genus †ElasmodontomysAnthony, 1916 Similar Rodent, Puerto Rican hutia, Blunt‑toothed giant hutia, Puerto Rican nesophontes, Acratocnus | ||
The plate-toothed giant hutia (Elasmodontomys obliquus) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae. It is monotypic within the genus Elasmodontomys. It was found in Puerto Rico.
The rodent is thought to have weighed 13 kilograms (29 lb) and survived for at least 2000 years after humans colonised Puerto Rico.
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