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Tribe Phyllotini (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to F. Barbière et al. 2019

See also Baskin 1978, D'Elía 2003 and Steppan et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Handleyomys, Holochilus, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Nectomys, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Oryzomyini, Panchomys, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Sigmodontini, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys

Subtaxa: Auliscomys Calomys Eligmodontia Graomys Kraglievichimys Loxodontomys Neotomys Pardinamys Phyllotis Tafimys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (13 collections), Bolivia (3), Brazil (6), Chile (2), Mexico (1), Peru (5), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene of Argentina (10)

• Hemphillian of Mexico (1)

Total: 42 collections including 71 occurrences

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