†Branisamys luribayensis Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Synonym: Villarroelomys bolivianus Hartenberger 1975
Full reference: R. Hoffstetter and R. Lavocat. 1970. Découverte dans le Déséadien de Bolivia de genres pentalophodontes appuyant les affinités africaines des Rongeurs Caviomorphes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris 271:172-175
Belongs to Branisamys according to B. Patterson and A. E. Wood 1982
See also Hartenberger 1975, Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970 and Lavocat 1976
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Branisamys luribayensis: SAL 102, a partial skull (Portion of the skull with root of dm3, dm4-M3 right). Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.
- Villarroelomys bolivianus: GB 014, a tooth (right m3). Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Bolivia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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