New direct radiocarbon dates constrain the timing of Nesophontes spp. : Extinction and the arrival of Rattus rattus on Hispaniola (Greater Antilles)
The Holocene: A Major Interdisciplinary Journal Focusing on Recent Environmental Change
Published online on June 19, 2026
Abstract
The Holocene, Ahead of Print.
The disappearance of Nesophontidae represents one of the few family-wide mammalian extinctions documented in recent history. Previous radiometric studies from Hispaniola suggested that this extinction occurred during European colonization, coinciding with ...
The disappearance of Nesophontidae represents one of the few family-wide mammalian extinctions documented in recent history. Previous radiometric studies from Hispaniola suggested that this extinction occurred during European colonization, coinciding with ...