Amblyrhiza and the Vertebrate Paleontology of Anguillean Caves

Authors

Donald A. McFarlane, Claremont McKenna College; Pitzer College; Scripps CollegeFollow
Ross D. E. MacPhee, American Museum of Natural HistoryFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

WM Keck Science

Publication Date

1993

Abstract

Recorded interest in the caves of Anguilla dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century. The earliest explorations were concerned with the locating phosphatic cave earths, and resulted in the mining of several sites. Incidental to this work, the bones of the largest island rodent ever discovered were collected from Aguillan caves. Whereas the phosphate mining operations were short-lived, the remains of the giant rodent Amblyrhiza have catalyzed a continued interest in the caves of Anguilla. The most recent series of explorations have provided the first adequate documentation of Amhlyrhiza fossil sites, and have started to yield radiometric dates.

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Recommended Citation

McFarlane, D.A., and R.D.E. MacPhee. "Amblyrhiza and the Vertebrate Paleontology of Anguillean Caves." El Boletín de la Sociedad Venezolana Espeleología 27 (1994): 33-38.