Minorcan giant dormouse
The Minorcan giant dormouse (Hypnomys mahonensis) is an extinct species of dormouse from the Pleistocene and Holocene of Minorca, Spain.[1][2]
| Minorcan giant dormouse Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene-Early Holocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Genus: | †Hypnomys |
| Species: | †H. mahonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hypnomys mahonensis Bate, 1918 | |
See also
References
- Rullán, J. B. (1961). Contribuciones a la Geología de Mallorca. Bolletí de la Societat d'Història Natural de les Balears, 7, 31-36.
- Reumer, J. W. (1982). Some remarks on the fossil vertebrates from Menorca, Spain. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B, 85, 77-87.
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