†Palaeosteiromys amazonensis Boivin et al. 2017 (porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Full reference: M. Boivin, L. Marivaux, A. M. Candela, M. J. Orliac, F. Pujos, R. Salas-Gismondi, J. V. Tejada-Lara and P.-O. Antoine. 2017. Late Oligocene caviomorph rodents from Contamana, Peruvian Amazonia. Papers in Palaeontology 3(1):69-109
Belongs to Palaeosteiromys according to M. Boivin et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MUSM 2865, a tooth. Its type locality is CTA-32, which is in an Oligocene fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Chambira Formation of Peru.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution: found only at CTA-32
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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