MCZ Vertebrate Paleontology VPM-9602

Geocapromys columbianus (Chapman, 1892)

Holotype of Geocapromys cubanus

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2014-05-12

Central America: Cuba: Matanzas Province: West Indies: Greater Antilles: Cuba | [Masked]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPM-9602 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Vertebrate Paleontology VPM-9602 Description: Photograph of the mandible in occlusal view of MCZ VPM-9602, Geocapromys columbianus.; Aspect: occlusal

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Current Identification
Geocapromys columbianus (Chapman, 1892)
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Tetrapoda Mammalia Rodentia Capromyidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Geocapromys sp.
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Tetrapoda Mammalia Rodentia Capromyidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Geocapromys cubanus G. M. Allen, 1917
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Tetrapoda Mammalia Rodentia Capromyidae
Determiner: Glover M. Allenlinked data icon on 1917-01-09
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID date is date of publication

Allen 1917, page 9, Holotype of Geocapromys cubanus G. M. Allen, 1917
Media type: text; Allen 1917 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXI no. 1;

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Shows Publication: Allen 1917 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXI no. 1

  • previous number: MCZ BOM-9602

Part Condition Disposition Count
jaw (fossil) unchecked unknown 1 History

  • None

  • Transferred from MCZ Mammal collection 1960-1980s. Type.

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • State/Province:
  • Matanzas Province
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies: Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Cuba
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [Masked]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • [Masked]
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • [Masked]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [Masked]
  • Microhabitat:
  • [Masked]
  • Georeference:
  • [Masked]
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • [Masked]
  • Collecting Source:
  • rock/outcrop
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2014-05-12
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Collector:
  • Carlos de la Torre

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

  • None
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