Caviodon multiplicatus Ameghino 1885 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Synonyms: Caviodon angustidens Kraglievich 1932, Caviodon bravardi Kraglievich 1927, Caviodon paranensis Kraglievich 1930, Caviodon scalai Kraglievich 1932

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205

Belongs to Caviodon according to F. Ameghino 1885

See also Pérez et al. 2018 and Vucetich et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Caviodon (Paracaviodon), Caviodon andalhualensis, Caviodon australis, Caviodon cuyano, Caviodon pozzii

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Cantera Díaz Nogarol (Pliocene of Argentina)

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