Tag Archive for 'Greater Antilles'

This artist’s reconstruction shows the likely position of the fossil molars in the skull of Caribeomys merzeraudi. Image credit: Jorge Velez-Juarbe.

Distant Relative of North American Rodents Lived in Puerto Rico 29 Million Years Ago

Jul 15, 2021 by News Staff

A new genus and species of extinct rodent has been identified from two fossilized teeth found in Puerto Rico. This artist’s reconstruction shows the...

Hypothetical reconstruction of the Emslie’s vulture (Cathartes emsliei). Image credit: William Suárez.

Fossils of New Vulture Species Found in Cuba

Jan 13, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new species of small vulture that lived during the Quaternary period in the Greater Antilles has been identified from fossils found in western Cuba. Hypothetical...