†Panchomys steppani Pardiñas 1997 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: U. F. J. Pardiñas. 1997. Un nuevo sigmodontino (Mammalia: Rodentia) del Plioceno de Argentina y consideraciones sobre. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 70:543-555
Belongs to Panchomys according to Pardiñas 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 88-XI-20-1, a mandible (fragmento de hemimandíbula izquierda). Its type locality is Playa Terrazas del Marquesado, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial siltstone in the Vorohué Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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