Reigechimys plesiodon Verzi et al. 1994 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Belongs to Reigechimys according to R. Sostillo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Reigechimys octodontiformis, Reigechimys simplex

Type specimen: GHUNLPam 306, a mandible. Its type locality is Laguna ChillhuƩ, which is in a Huayquerian fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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