†Zazamys veronicae MacPhee and Iturralde-Vinent 1995 (hutia)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae
Full reference: R. D. E. MacPhee and M. A. Iturralde-Vinent. 1995. Origin of the Greater Antillean land mammal fauna, 1: New Tertiary fossils from Cuba and Puerto Rico. American Museum Novitates 3141:1-31
Belongs to Zazamys according to R. D. E. MacPhee et al. 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHNCu-P 2071, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Domo de Zaza (Miocene of Cuba)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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