†Arazamys Rinderknecht et al. 2011 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: A. Rinderknecht, E. Bostelmann, and M. Ubilla. 2011. New genus of giant Dinomyidae (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha) from the late Miocene of Uruguay. Journal of Mammalogy 92(1):169-178
Parent taxon: Eumegamyinae according to A. Rinderknecht et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Artigasia, Isostylomys, Tetrastylus
Subtaxa: Arazamys castiglionii
Type: Arazamys castiglionii
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Arazati II (Miocene of Uruguay)
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