Full reference: A. G. Kramarz. 2006. Eocardiids (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the Pinturas Formation, Late early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3):770-778
Belongs to Luantus according to A. G. Kramarz 2006
Sister taxa: Luanthus initialis, Luantus minor, Luantus propheticus, Luantus sompallwei
Type specimen: MACN Pv SC2574, a tooth (an isolated right lower molar). Its type locality is Los Toldos Sur, Pinturas Fm., Lago Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Pinturas Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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