Geocapromys caymanensis
| Geocapromys caymanensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Geocapromys |
| Species: | †G. caymanensis
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| †Geocapromys caymanensis Morgan et. al., 2019
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Geocapromys caymanensis is an extinct species of Geocapromys that inhabited the Cayman Islands during the Quaternary period.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Morgan, Gary S.; Macphee, Ross D. E.; Woods, Roseina; Turvey, Samuel T. (4 March 2019). "Late Quaternary Fossil Mammals from the Cayman Islands, West Indies". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2019 (428): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.428.1.1. ISSN 0003-0090. Retrieved 15 December 2024.