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Geocapromys caymanensis

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Extinct species of mammal

Geocapromys caymanensis
Temporal range: Quaternary Preκž’ κž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Tribe: Capromyini
Genus: Geocapromys
Species: G. caymanensis
Binomial name
Geocapromys caymanensis
Morgan et. al., 2019

Geocapromys caymanensis is an extinct species of Geocapromys that inhabited the Cayman Islands during the Quaternary period.

References

  1. Morgan, Gary S.; Macphee, Ross D. E.; Woods, Roseina; Turvey, Samuel T. (4 March 2019). "Late Quaternary Fossil Mammals from the Cayman Islands, West Indies". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2019 (428): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.428.1.1. ISSN 0003-0090. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Geocapromys caymanensis
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