Neoepiblema Ameghino 1889 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae

Synonyms: Epiblema Ameghino 1886, Euphilus Ameghino 1889

Parent taxon: Neoepiblemidae according to L. L. Rasia and A. M. Candela 2018

See also Ameghino 1889, Bocquentin et al. 1990 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Doryperimys, Perimys, Phoberomys

Subtaxa: Epiblema horridula Euphilus ambrosettianus Neoepiblema acreensis Neoepiblema horridula

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Type: Epiblema horridula

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection)

• Miocene of Brazil (5), Peru (3), Venezuela (1)

Total: 10 collections including 15 occurrences

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