†Pliolagostomus Ameghino 1887 (chinchilid)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Parent taxon: Chinchillidae according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022
See also Ameghino 1894 and Rasia and Candela 2019
Sister taxa: Chinchilla, Eoviscaccia, Incamys, Lagidium, Lagostominae, Miochinchilla, Prolagostomus, Scotamys, Sphodromys
Subtaxa: Pliolagostomus friasensis Pliolagostomus notatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections including 16 occurrences
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