Prolagostomus Ameghino 1887 (chinchilid)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Synonyms: Scotaeumys Ameghino 1887, Sphaeromys Ameghino 1887

Parent taxon: Chinchillidae according to S. F. VizcaĆ­no et al. 2022

See also Ameghino 1894, Kramarz 2002 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Chinchilla, Eoviscaccia, Incamys, Lagidium, Lagostominae, Miochinchilla, Pliolagostomus, Scotamys, Sphodromys

Subtaxa: Prolagostomus divisus Prolagostomus imperialis Prolagostomus oblicuidens Prolagostomus primigenius Prolagostomus profluens Prolagostomus pusillus Prolagostomus rosendoi

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (24 collections), Bolivia (3), Chile (4)

Total: 31 collections including 39 occurrences

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