Coryphomys
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coryphomys-238-17918596
title:
Coryphomys
text:
Coryphomys is an extinct genus of rats, known from sub-fossils found on Timor. Its name is Greek for "top-of-the-head mouse" or "summit mouse". Species include Coryphomys buhleri and Coryphomys musseri. Archaeological research on East Timor has revealed the bones of rats weighing up to 6 kilograms when adult. They seem to have died out between 1000 and 2000 years ago, perhaps due to large-scale forest clearance for farming. In 2015, the discovery of fossils of "seven new species of giant rat", i
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of rodents
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryphomys
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date modified:
2022-11-11T20:47:42Z
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