Microscleromys cribriphilus 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 paradoxalis

Type specimen: IGM-DU 88-672 , a tooth (Lower right premolar)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections), Peru (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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