†Microcavia aua Mones and Castiglioni 1979 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Full reference: A. Mones and L. R. Castiglioni. 1979. Additions to the knowledge on fossil rodents of Uruguay (Mammalia: Rodentia). Palaontologische Zeitschrift 53:77-87
Belongs to Microcavia according to A. Mones and L. R. Castiglioni 1979
Sister taxa: Microcavia australis, Microcavia chapalmalensis, Microcavia isolinense, Microcavia prona, Microcavia uncinata
Type specimen: 683 MNHN-DP, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Playa Pascual, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Uruguay.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Playa Pascual
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