Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: A. Kramarz. 2006. Neoreomys and Scleromys (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the Pinturas Formation, late Early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentina de Ciencias Naturales n.s 8(1):53-62
Belongs to Scleromys according to A. G. Kramarz 2006
Sister taxa: Scleromys angustus, Scleromys colombianus, Scleromys osbornianus, Scleromys praecursor, Scleromys schurmanni
Type specimen: MLP 82-VI-3-2, a mandible (Right mandible fragment with complete dentition). Its type locality is Piso Astrapothericulense, which is in a Colhuehuapian/Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (8 collections), Chile (1), Peru (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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