Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Full reference: M. G. Vucetich, M. M. Mazzoni, and U. F. J. Pardiñas. 1993. Los roedores de la Formación Collon Curá (Mioceno Medio), y la ignimbrita Pilcaniyeu. Cañadón del Tordillo, Neuquen. Ameghiniana 30(4):361-381
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to D. H. Verzi et al. 2014
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Vucetich et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: Maruchito trilofodonte
Type: Maruchito trilofodonte
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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