†Josephoartigasia Mones 2007 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to A. Rinderknecht and R. E. Blanco 2008
Sister taxa: Branisamys, Briaromys, Carlesia, Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Discolomys, Doellomys, Drytomomys, Eumegamyinae, Eumegamys, Eumegamysops, Eusigmomys, Ferigolomys, Gyriabrus, Olenopsis, Paranamys, Pentastylodon, Pentastylomys, Potamarchinae, Protomegamys, Pseudosigmomys, Rusconia, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys, Telodontomys, Tetrastylomys
Subtaxa: Josephoartigasia monesi
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Kiyu (Pliocene of Uruguay)
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