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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER SORICOMORPHA
--> FAMILY Solenodontidae
--> GENUS Solenodon
SPECIES Solenodon arredondoi
| Author: | Morgan and Ottenwalder, 1993. | | Citation: | Annls Carnegie Mus., 62: 154. | | Common Name: | Giant Solenodon | | Type Locality: | Cuba, La Habana Province, San Antonio de los Banos, 3 km SW Ceiba del Agua, Cueva Paredones. | | Distribution: | Known from three Quaternary sites in W Cuba (Morgan and Ottenwalder, 1993). | | Status: | Extinct. | | Comments: | The age of the fossils of the giant solenodon is unclear, but faunal associations indicate a Quaternary age. The species occurred contemporarily wih Solenodon cubanus and Nesophontes micrus. Morgan and Ottenwalder (1993:161) suggested that, "habitat destruction and predation by dogs, which were introduced into Cuba by pre-Columbian peoples, are more likely explanations for the extinction of the giant Cuban Solenodon." |
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