†Potamarchus adamiae Kerber et al. 2016 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: L. Kerber, F. R. Negri, A. M. Ribeiro, M. G. Vucetich, and J. P. Souza-Filho. 2016. Late Miocene potamarchine rodents from southwestern Amazonia, Brazil – with description of new taxa. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(1):191-203
Belongs to Potamarchus according to L. Kerber et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Potamarchus murinus
Type specimen: UFAC-CS 11, a maxilla (palate with M1–M3). Its type locality is Cantagalo, which is in a Miocene fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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