†Microscleromys paradoxalis Walton 1990 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dasyproctidae

Full reference: A. H. Walton. 1990. Rodents of the La Venta Fauna, Miocene, Colombia: Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmentl implications. Southern Methodist University 1-147

Belongs to Microscleromys according to A. H. Walton 1990

Sister taxon: Microscleromys cribriphilus

Type specimen: IGM-DU 88-808, a tooth (Lower right p4)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (3 collections), Peru (1)

Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences

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