†subfamily Eumysopinae Rusconi 1935 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to A. M. Candela et al. 2020

See also Olivares et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Palaeoechimys Proclinodontomys Ullumys

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (5)

• Pliocene of Argentina (1)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (2)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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