Flemming, Clare.MacPhee, R. D. E.2005-10-062005-10-061999http://hdl.handle.net/2246/301211 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11)."While examining material of the Antillean capromyid Isolobodon portoricensis, we discovered that the specimen designated by Allen (1916) as the holotype of this species has been consistently misidentified in the literature (e.g., Lawrence, 1993). In this paper we correct this error and make some observations on Allen's (1916) designated type series in the AMNH-M collections. Additionally, we analyze information bearing on the extinction date of I. portoricensis and its purported utilization by humans as a food resource"--P. [1].2289559 bytesapplication/pdfen-USQL1 .A436 no.3278, 1999Isolobodon portoricensis.Rodents, Fossil -- Puerto Rico.Mammals, Fossil -- Puerto Rico.Extinct mammals -- Puerto Rico.Paleontology -- Holocene -- Puerto Rico.Paleontology -- Puerto Rico.text