Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Alternative combination: Megamys laurillardi
Synonyms: Isostylomys intermedius Mones and Castiglioni 1979, Isostylomys magnus Mones and Castiglioni 1979
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1883. Sobre una nueva colección de mamíferos fósiles recogidos por el Profesor Scalabrini en Las Barrancas del Paraña [On a collection of fossil mammals collected by Professor Scalabrini in Las Barrancas of Paraña]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 5(3):55-104
Belongs to Isostylomys according to L. Kraglievich 1926
See also Ameghino 1883, Ameghino 1885, Mones and Castiglioni 1979 and Rinderknecht et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Isostylomys laevis
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Montehermosan of Uruguay (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Uruguay (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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