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SUBMITTER: Marivaux L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031660 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marivaux Laurent L Vélez-Juarbe Jorge J Merzeraud Gilles G Pujos François F Viñola López Lázaro W LW Boivin Myriam M Santos-Mercado Hernán H Cruz Eduardo J EJ Grajales Alexandra A Padilla James J Vélez-Rosado Kevin I KI Philippon Mélody M Léticée Jean-Len JL Münch Philippe P Antoine Pierre-Olivier PO
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200212 1920
By their past and present diversity, rodents are among the richest components of Caribbean land mammals. Many of these became extinct recently. Causes of their extirpation, their phylogenetic affinities, the timing of their arrival in the West Indies and their biogeographic history are all ongoing debated issues. Here, we report the discovery of dental remains from Lower Oligocene deposits (<i>ca</i> 29.5 Ma) of Puerto Rico. Their morphology attests to the presence of two distinct species of chi ...[more]