Full reference: P. O. Antoine, L. Marivaux, D. A. Croft, G. Billet, M. Ganerod, C. Jaramillo, T. Martin, M. Orliac, J. Tejada, A. J. Altamirano, F. Duranthon, G. Fanjat, S. Rousse and R. Salas-Gismondi. 2011. Middle Eocene rodents from Peruvian Amazonia reveal the pattern and timing of caviomorph origins and biogeography. Proceedings of The Royal Society B 279:1319-1326
Parent taxon: Caviomorpha according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also Antoine et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Aenigmys, Balsayacuy, Cachiyacuy, Cavioidea, Cephalomyidae, Chachapoyamys, Chambiramys, Chinchillidae, Chinchilloidea, Erethizontoidea, Luribayomys, Luribayomys masticator, Octodontoidea, Palmiramys, Palmiramys waltheri, Pozomys, Tacheria, Tarapotomys, Vucetichimys, Zetamyidae
Subtaxa: Canaanimys maquiensis
Type: Canaanimys maquiensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (1 collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene of Peru (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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