Mammalia - Rodentia - Anomaluridae
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: Acaremyidae, Asteromys, Chinchillidae, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Dinomyidae, Garridomys, Heptaxodontidae, Loncolicu, Maquiamys, Microscleromys, Neoepiblemidae, Niedemys, Saremmys, Ucayalimys
Subtaxa: Borikenomys praecursor
Type: Borikenomys praecursor
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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