Megalomys georginae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: †Megalomys
Species: †Megalomys georginae

Name

†Megalomys 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; 13º02'55" N, 59º30'60" W”.

References

Primary references

• 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.