Megaoryzomys
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Incertae sedis
Genus: †Megaoryzomys
Species: †M. curioi
Name
[edit]Type species: †Megalomys curioi Niethammer, 1964, by original designation.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Lenglet, G. & Coppois, G. 1979. Description du crane et de quelques ossements d'un genre nouveau eteint de Cricetidae (Mammalia-Rodentia) geant des Galapagos: Megaoryzomys (gen. nov.). Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences Academie Royale de Belgique 5E Serie 65(11): 632–648.
Additional references
[edit]- Steadman, D.W. & Ray, C.E. 1982. The relationships of Megaoryzomys curioi, an extinct Cricetine rodent (Muroidea: Muridae) from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 51: iii + 1–23. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810266.51.1
Links
[edit]- Megaoryzomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.