St. Michel nesophontes
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The St. Michel nesophontes (Nesophontes paramicrus) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Nesophontidae.[1] It was endemic to Hispaniola (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
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.[2]
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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- Nesophontes
- Holocene extinctions
- Mammals of Hispaniola
- Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic
- Mammals of the Dominican Republic
- Mammals of Haiti
- Mammals of the Caribbean
- Extinct animals of Haiti
- Mammals described in 1929
- Mammal extinctions since 1500
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot