Isostylomys laurillardi Ameghino 1883 (caviomorph)

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

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.