Geocapromys caymanensis

Geocapromys caymanensis Temporal range: Quaternary PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Capromyini
Genus:	Geocapromys
Species:	†G. caymanensis
Binomial name
†Geocapromys caymanensis Morgan et. al., 2019

Geocapromys caymanensis is an extinct species of Geocapromys that inhabited the Cayman Islands during the Quaternary period.[1]

References

1. 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.