Megalomys curazensis explained

Megalomys curazensis is a species of rodent from the Late Pleistocene (400,000 to 130,000 years ago) of the island of Curaçao, off northwestern Venezuela.^[1] It is a member of the genus Megalomys, which also includes species from other islands of the Lesser Antilles.^[2] It is known from abundant but fragmentary material found throughout the island.^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Buisonjé, P.H. de. 1974. Neogene and Quaternary geology of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Uitgaven "Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen" 74:1–291.
• Hooijer, D.A. 1959. Fossil rodents from Curaçao and Bonaire. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 35:1–27.

Notes and References

1. McFarlane and Lundberg, 2002, p.278
2. Hooijer, 1959
3. De Buisonjé, 1974