Megalomys georginae
| Megalomys georginae Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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| Species: | M. georginae
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Megalomys georginae is an extinct species of rice rat from Barbados, that belongs in the genus Megalomys. The species originated from the Late Pleistoscene era. [1]
References
- ^ Turvey, ST; Brace, Selina; Weksler, Marcio (2012). "A new species of recently extinct rice rat (Megalomys) from Barbados". Mammalian biology. 70 (2012): 404–413. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2012.03.005.