†Ullumys Olivares et al. 2017 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Full reference: A. I. Olivares, D. H. Verzi, V. H. Contreras and L. Pessôa. 2017. A new Echimyidae (Rodentia, Hystricomorpha) from the late Miocene of southern South America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(1):e1239204
Parent taxon: Eumysopinae according to A. I. Olivares et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Palaeoechimys, Proclinodontomys
Subtaxa: Ullumys intermedius Ullumys pattoni
Type: Ullumys pattoni
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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