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Derivation of name. The species name pays tribute to our late colleague and friend, Gilles Merzeraud (19652020), who established the stratigraphical section of Rio Guatemala from which the fossils described here originate.
Full reference: L. Marivaux, J. Vélez-Juarbe, L. W. Viñola López, P.-H. Fabre, F. Pujos, H. Santos-Mercado, E. J. Cruz, A. M. Grajales Pérez, J. Padilla, K. I. Vélez-Rosado, J.-J. Cornée, M. Philippon, P. Münch and P.-O. Antoine. 2021. An unpredicted ancient colonization of the West Indies by North American rodents: dental evidence of a geomorph from the early Oligocene of Puerto Rico. Papers in Palaeontology 7(4):2021-2039
Belongs to Caribeomys according to L. Marivaux et al. 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LACM 162449, a tooth (right lower molar (m1 or m2)). Its type locality is LACM Loc. 8060, Río Guatemala, which is in an Oligocene lagoonal conglomerate in the San Sebastian Formation of Puerto Rico.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at LACM Loc. 8060, Río Guatemala
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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