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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Extinct genus of rodents}}<br />
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| fossil_range = [[Holocene]]<br />
| image = Coryphomys musseri 1.jpg<br />
| image_caption = The skull of a black rat (right) compared with a fairly complete skull of a specimen of the extinct ''Coryphomys musseri'' (left). <br />
| taxon = Coryphomys<br />
| authority = Schaub, 1937<br />
| subdivision_ranks = Species<br />
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*''[[Coryphomys buehleri]]'' <small>Schaub, 1937</small><br />
*''[[Timor giant rat|Coryphomys musseri]]'' <small>Aplin & Helgen, 2010</small><br />
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'''''Coryphomys''''' is an [[Extinction|extinct]] genus of [[rat]]s, known from [[sub-fossil]]s found on [[Timor]]. Its name is [[Greek language|Greek]] for "top-of-the-head [[mouse]]" or "summit mouse".<br />
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Species include ''[[Buhler's Coryphomys|Coryphomys buhleri]]'' and ''[[Timor giant rat|Coryphomys musseri]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=K. P. Aplin & K. M. Helgen |year=2010 |title=Quaternary murid rodents of Timor part I: new material of ''Coryphomys buehleri'' Schaub, 1937, and description of a second species of the genus |journal=[[Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History]] |volume=341 |pages=1–80 |doi=10.1206/692.1}}</ref> Archaeological research on East Timor has revealed the bones of rats weighing up to 6 kilograms (13.2 pounds) when adult{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}. They seem to have died out between 1000 and 2000 years ago, perhaps due to large-scale forest clearance for farming.<br />
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In 2015, the discovery of fossils of "seven new species of giant rat", including the "largest rat ever" on the island of East Timor was announced. The biggest of these rats was described as weighing "five kilos (11 pounds), the size of a small dog," and was referred to as the "Giant Rat" in news stories.<ref>[http://news.discovery.com/animals/giant-rat-species-in-east-timor-was-largest-ever-151109.htm "Giant Rat Species in East Timor Was Largest Ever"]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*https://web.archive.org/web/20100729135507/http://io9.com/5596239/2000+year+old-giant-rat-was-forty-times-bigger-than-its-modern-relatives<br />
*[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100726094909.htm Archaeologists Discover Biggest Rat That Ever Lived: Weight of About 6 Kilograms (Over 13 Lb)]<br />
*http://news.discovery.com/animals/giant-rat-fossil-discovered.html<br />
*http://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/26/skeleton-of-giant-rat-discovered/<br />
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[[Category:Extinct mammals of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Rodent genera]]<br />
[[Category:Extinct rodents]]<br />
[[Category:Holocene extinctions]]<br />
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