Megalomys georginae is an extinct species of rice rat from Barbados in the genus Megalomys. The species was extant during the Late Pleistocene, and became extinct shortly after European arrival in Barbados.[1][2]
| Megalomys georginae Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | †Megalomys |
| Species: | †M. georginae
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| †Megalomys georginae Turvey, Brace & Weksler, 2012
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References
edit- ^ Turvey, ST; Brace, Selina; Weksler, Marcio (November 2012). "A new species of recently extinct rice rat (Megalomys) from Barbados". Mammalian Biology. 77 (6): 404–413. Bibcode:2012MamBi..77..404T. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2012.03.005.
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