Pampamys emmonsae 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

Belongs to Pampamys according to D. H. Verzi et al. 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GHUNLPam 308, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Bajo Giuliani, which is in a Huayquerian loess siltstone in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (10 collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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