Solenodon arredondoi Morgan and Ottenwalder 1993

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 222

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Solenodon arredondoi Morgan and Ottenwalder 1993
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Solenodon arredondoi Morgan and Ottenwalder 1993 View in CoL

Solenodon arredondoi Morgan and Ottenwalder 1993 View in CoL , Ann. Carnegie Mus., 62: 154.

Type Locality: Cuba, La Habana Province, San Antonio de los Banos, 3 km SW Ceiba del Agua, Cueva Paredones.

Vernacular Names: Giant Solenodon.

Distribution: Known from three Quaternary sites in W Cuba ( Morgan and Ottenwalder, 1993).

Conservation: Extinct.

Discussion: The age of the fossils of the giant solenodon is unclear, but faunal associations indicate a Quaternary age. The species occurred contemporarily wih Solenodon cubanus and Nesophontes micrus . Morgan and Ottenwalder (1993:161) suggested that, "habitat destruction and predation by dogs, which were introduced into Cuba by pre-Columbian peoples, are more likely explanations for the extinction of the giant Cuban Solenodon .".

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Solenodontidae

Genus

Solenodon

Loc

Solenodon arredondoi Morgan and Ottenwalder 1993

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Solenodon arredondoi

Morgan and Ottenwalder 1993: 154
1993
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