†Pithanotomys cordubensis Ameghino 1889 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027
Belongs to Pithanotomys according to F. Ameghino 1889
Sister taxa: Pithanotomys chapalmalensis, Pithanotomys columnaris, Pithanotomys intermedius, Pithanotomys macer, Pithanotomys orthorhynchus, Pithanotomys similis, Pithanotomys solisae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Alpa Corral ( to Pliocene of Argentina)
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