†Pardinamys humahuaquensis Ortiz et al. 2012 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: P. E. Ortiz, J. P. Jayat, and S. J. Steppan. 2012. A New fossil phyllotine Rodentia Sigmodontinae from the late Pliocene in the Andes of northern Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(6):1429-1441
Belongs to Pardinamys according to P. E. Ortiz et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PVL 6316 (left premaxilla and maxilla with incisor, M1–2, and zygomatic plate). Its type locality is San Roque, which is in a Pliocene fluvial siltstone/claystone in the Uquía Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at San Roque
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