Ni-Rahu (Quaternary of Dominican Republic)

Also known as Cueva de Lynn

Where: Guerra, Dominican Republic (18.6° N, 69.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 18.7° N, 69.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Phillip Lehman and Cristian Pittaro of the DRSS in 10, 2013

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan, N. A. Albury, R. RĂ­moli, P. Lehman, A. L. Rosenberger and S. B. Cooke. 2018. The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic. American Museum Novitates 3916:1-56 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 198638: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 02.01.2019

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Parocnus sp. Miller 1929 edentate
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Isolobodon portoricensis Flemming and MacPhee 1999 spiny rat
 Rodentia - Capromyidae
Plagiodontia aedium Cuvier 1836 hutia
 Soricomorpha - Nesophontidae
Aves
 Aves -
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807 Cuban crocodile
MHD 414 (nearly complete skull and articulated mandibles with two associated vertebrae)
 Squamata -
Squamata indet. Oppel 1811 squamates