Maruchito trilofodonte Vucetich et al. 1993 (spiny rat)

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

Belongs to Maruchito according to M. G. Vucetich et al. 1993

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 91-IV-1-22, a mandible (left mandibular fragment). Its type locality is Cañadon del Tordillo, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial tuff in the Collón Cura Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Cañadon del Tordillo

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