A new species of murid rodent (genus Mayermys) from south-eastern New Guinea

Author: K M. Helgen

Source: Mammalian Biology, Volume 70, Number 1, 1 January 2005 , pp. 61-67(7)

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Abstract:

Mayermys is the only muroid genus with a single molar in each quadrant of the jaw. This distinctive genus is restricted to montane New Guinea and has previously been considered monotypic. Here a second species of Mayermys is described from the mountains of far south-eastern Papua New Guinea. The dentition of this new species is more reduced than that of any other species of rodent, living or fossil.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1078/1616-5047-00176

Affiliations: 1: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, and South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia

Publication date: 2005-01-01