Erophylla bombifrons (Miller, 1899)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/3779.2 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ED2FF03D-FFE3-FFEE-FE3D-FA13969C33F1 |
treatment provided by |
Carolina |
scientific name |
Erophylla bombifrons (Miller, 1899) |
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Erophylla bombifrons (Miller, 1899) View in CoL
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MATERIAL EXAMINED: Cueva de Lily: 1 complete skull, 2 skull fragments, 3 dentaries, 16 humeri, 2 femora, 19 radii. Oleg’s Bat Cave: 12 complete skulls, 6 mandibles, 2 dentaries, 1 scapula, 2 humeri, 2 femora.
EXTANT DISTRIBUTION: Hispaniola and Puerto Rico ( Dávalos and Turvey, 2012; Simmons,
2005).
FOSSIL RECORD: The only previous fossil record for this species is from Hispaniola, consisting of specimens recovered from fossilized owl pellets (Port-de-Paix) and superficial deposit material (Saint-Michel-de-l’Atalaye) from Haiti, and from a Quaternary cave deposit (Cerro de San Francisco) from the Dominican Republic (fig. 2; table 1).
REMARKS: No consistent differences in cranial or postcranial morphology or size were found between our sample and the comparative material (appendix).
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