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St. Michel nesophontes
Extinct species of mammal endemic to Hispaniola From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The St. Michel nesophontes (Nesophontes paramicrus) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Nesophontidae.[2] It was endemic to Hispaniola (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
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Taxonomy
A phylogenetic study in 2016, based on DNA extracted and carbon-dated from a specimen about 750 years old, suggests their nearest relatives are the solenodons, although the two groups diverged more than 40 million years ago.[3]
History
The type specimen was collected in Cueva de Bosque Humido, Los Haitises National Park, Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic.
References
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