Full reference: R. Pascual. 1967. Los roedores Octodontoidea (Caviomorpha) de la Formación Arroyo Chasicó (Plioceno inferior) de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Revista del Museo de la Plata 5:259-282
Belongs to Chasichimys according to D. H. Verzi 1999
Sister taxon: Chasichimys scagliai
Type specimen: MLP 60-VI-18-108, a mandible (fragmentary right mandible with intra-alveolar portion of il, ml and base of dp4.). Its type locality is Barrancas del Arroyo Chasicó, which is in a Chasicoan terrestrial horizon in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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