Antillean giant rice rat (Megalomys desmarestii) skull, close-up. This rat, which was endemic to Martinique in the Caribbean, became extinct in the 20

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Antillean giant rice rat (Megalomys desmarestii) skull, close-up. This rat, which was endemic to Martinique in the Caribbean, became extinct in the 20th century. National History Museum catalogue number NHM

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