Megalomys curazensis

Megalomys curazensis is a species of rodent from the Late Pleistocene (400,000 to 130,000 years ago) of the island of Curaçao, off northwestern Venezuela.^[1] It is a member of the genus Megalomys, which also includes species from other islands of the Lesser Antilles.^[2] It is known from abundant but fragmentary material found throughout the island.^[3]

Megalomys curazensis Temporal range: Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~0.4–0.13 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	†Megalomys
Species:	†M. curazensis
Binomial name
†Megalomys curazensis Hooijer, 1959