Eoviscaccia boliviana Vucetich 1989 (chinchilid)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Full reference: M. G. Vucetich. 1989. Rodents (Mammalia) of the Lacayani fauna revisited (Deseadan, Bolivia). Comparison with new Chinchillidae and Cephalomyidae from Argentina. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 11(4):233-247

Belongs to Eoviscaccia according to M. G. Vucetich 1989

Sister taxa: Eoviscaccia australis, Eoviscaccia frassinettii

Type specimen: MNHN BLV 164, a maxilla (right palatal fragment with P4-M3). Its type locality is Lacayani Fauna, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial claystone/sandstone in Bolivia.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lacayani Fauna

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