Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: L. Marivaux, J. Vélez-Juarbe, G. Merzeraud, F. Pujos, L. W. Viñola López, M. Boivin, H. Santos-Mercado, E. J. Cruz, A. Grajales, J. Padilla, K. I. Vélez-Rosado, M. Philippon, J.-L. Léticée, P. Münch, and P.-O. Antoine. 2020. Early Oligocene chinchilloid caviomorphs from Puerto Rico and the initial rodent colonization of the West Indies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287:20192806:1-10

Parent taxon: Chinchilloidea according to L. Marivaux et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Dinomyidae, Garridomys, Heptaxodontidae, Loncolicu, Neoepiblemidae, Niedemys, Saremmys, Ucayalimys

Subtaxa: Borikenomys praecursor

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Type: Borikenomys praecursor

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at LACM Loc. 8060, Río Guatemala (Oligocene of Puerto Rico)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.