Eocardia (Dicardia) maxima Ameghino 1891 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Alternative combination: Dicardia maxima

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1891. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles descubiertos por Carlos Ameghino en el Eoceno inferior de la Patagonia austral. – Especies nuevas, adiciones y correcciones [New remains of fossil mammals discovered by Carlos Ameghino in the lower Eocene of southern Patagonia. – New species, additions, and corrections]. Revista Argentina de Historia Natural 1:289-328

Belongs to Eocardia (Dicardia) according to Ameghino 1891

Sister taxa: Eocardia (Dicardia) excavata, Eocardia (Dicardia) modica

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eocardia (Dicardia) maxima in the database

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