†Microsteiromys jacobsi Walton 1990 (porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
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 Microsteiromys according to A. H. Walton 1990
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PM 54677, a mandible (right mandible with dp4-m3)
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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