Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhagamys orthodon
Rhagamys orthodon: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhagamys orthodon: Comments
Comment:
Status: Extinct
Comment:
Comments: An extinct insular species that was large in body size (up to 50 grams; Libois et al., 1993) compared with its continental ancestors, and with bulky, high-crowned molars. Represented only by fossils recovered from late Pleistocene to Holocene sediments (Sondaar et al., 1984; Sondaar, 2000; Amori, 1993; Vigne, 1988; E. Pereira et al., 2001). A smaller species, minor, known by fossils from early and middle Pleistocene deposits on both islands, was described as a species of Rhagamys (Brandy, 1...