†Sciamys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

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

See also Ameghino 1894, Arnal and Pérez 2013 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Abalosia, Octodon, Spalacopus, Tympanoctomys

Subtaxa: Sciamys petisensis Sciamys principalis Sciamys robustus Sciamys varians

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (9 collections), Chile (1)

Total: 10 collections including 15 occurrences

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