†Heteropsomys insulans Anthony 1916 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Belongs to Heteropsomys according to H. E. Anthony 1916
Sister taxon: Heteropsomys antillensis
Type specimen: 14172, a partial skull (partial cranium lacking the nasal, the left zygomatic arch and the left auditory region)
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Cueva Salida (Exit Cave) (Quaternary of Puerto Rico)
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