Coryphomys - Wikipedia
Coryphomys is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse " or "summit mouse". Species include Coryphomys buhleri and Coryphomys musseri. [1]
Timor giant rat - Wikipedia
The Timor giant rat (Coryphomys musseri) is an extinct species of giant rat described in 2010. [2] It is known only from sub-fossils that were found on Timor Island, Indonesia. It is related to the murines of New Guinea and Romania. [1]
Archaeologists discover biggest rat that ever lived: Weight of …
Jul 26, 2010 · Carbon dating shows that the biggest rat that ever lived survived until around 1000 to 2000 years ago, along with most of the other Timorese rodents found during the excavation. Only one of the ...
Coryphodon - Wikipedia
[1] is an extinct genus of pantodonts of the family Coryphodontidae. Coryphodon was a pantodont, a member of the world's first group of large browsing mammals. It migrated across what is now northern North America, replacing Barylambda, an earlier pantodont. It is regarded as the ancestor of the genus Hypercoryphodon of Late Eocene Mongolia.
Coryphomys - Wikiwand
Coryphomys is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse" or "summit mouse".
The Lesser Sundas Part 2: Timor and the Remaining Isles
Aug 3, 2024 · Five of the extinct murid species remain undescribed including the largest species, but two have been dubbed Coryphomys buehleri and Coryphomys musseri respectively (1). Interestingly, Timor lacks any evidence of pre- Homo sapien s hominids.
Quaternary Murid Rodents of Timor Part I: New Material of Coryphomys …
Jul 21, 2010 · Large collections of fragmentary animal bones excavated from archaeological contexts in East Timor between 1968 and 2002 provide new material referable to the recently extinct, gigantic murine genus Coryphomys.
Quaternary Murid Rodents of Timor Part I: New Material of Coryphomys …
Jul 21, 2010 · We document the upper and lower dentition and palatal anatomy of C. buehleri Schaub, 1937, and identify and name a second species of Coryphomys, based on differences in molar size and morphology...
Genus Coryphomys - iNaturalist
Coryphomys is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for 'top-of-the-head mouse' or 'summit mouse'.
Coryphomys - Wikispecies
Coryphomys in Mammal Species of the World. Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference .