Procardiatherium matercula Burmeister 1885

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae

Alternative combination: Contracavia matercula

Full reference: G. Burmeister. 1885. Examen critico de los mamiferos y reptiles fosiles denominados por D. Augusto Bravard y mencionados en su obra precedente. Annales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3:93-174

Belongs to Procardiatherium according to Mones 1984

See also Burmeister 1885

Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Anchimys leidyi, Eucardiodon affinis, Cardiodon marshii, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium scillatoyanei

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Procardiatherium matercula in the database

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