Auliscomys osvaldoreigi Quintana 2002 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: C. A. Quintana. 2002. Roedores Cricetidos del Sanandresense (Plioceno tardio) de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Mastozoología Neotropical 9(2):263-275

Belongs to Auliscomys according to C. A. Quintana 2002

Sister taxon: Auliscomys fuscus

Type specimen: MACN 19691, a mandible (rama mandibular derecha completa con toda la dentición). Its type locality is Playa Santa Isabel y Punta San Andrés, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in the San Andres Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Playa Santa Isabel y Punta San Andrés

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