Pampamys Verzi et al. 1995 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Full reference: D. H. Verzi, M. G. Vucetich, and C. I. Montalvo. 1995. Un nuevo Eumysopinae (Rodentia, Echimyidae) de Mioceno tardío de la Provincia de La Pampa y consideraciones sobre la historia de la subfamilia. Ameghiniana 32:191-195

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to D. H. Verzi et al. 2014

See also Verzi et al. 1995

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

Subtaxa: Pampamys emmonsae

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Type: Pampamys emmonsae

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Huayquerian of Argentina (9 collections)

• Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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