Perimys dissimilis Ameghino 1902 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Première contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique des couches à Colpodon [First contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Colopdon Beds]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:71-141

Belongs to Perimys according to F. Ameghino 1902

See also Vucetich et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Perimys ameghinoi, Perimys erutus, Perimys impactus, Perimys incavatus, Perimys incurvus, Perimys intermedius, Perimys oemulus, Perimys onustus, Perimys pacificus, Perimys perpinguis, Perimys planaris, Perimys puellus, Perimys pueraster, Perimys scalabrinianus, Perimys transversus, Perimys zonatus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Gran Barranca - southern cliff of lake Colhué Huapí (Miocene of Argentina)

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