Actenomys Burmeister 1888 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

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

See also Fernández et al. 2000 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Chasicomys, Ctemys, Ctenomys, Eucelophorus, Megactenomys, Praectenomys, Willidewu, Xenodontomys

Subtaxa: Actenomys priscus Dicoelophorus

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Ecology: semifossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Argentina (12)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (16)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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