†Eoviscaccia frassinettii Bertrand et al. 2012 (chinchilid)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Full reference: O. C. Bertrand, J. J. Flynn, D. A. Croft and A. R. Wyss. 2012. Two new taxa (Caviomorpha, Rodentia) from the Early Oligocene Tinguiririca fauna (Chile). American Museum Novitates 3750:1-36
Belongs to Eoviscaccia according to O. C. Bertrand et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Eoviscaccia australis, Eoviscaccia boliviana
Type specimen: SGOPV 2935, a mandible (partial right mandible bearing p4-m3 and incisor). Its type locality is Tinguiririca Locality Sets 1 & 2, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial volcaniclastic in the Abanico Formation of Chile.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Tinguiririca Locality Sets 1 & 2
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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