†Scotamys Loomis 1914 (chinchilid)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Parent taxon: Chinchillidae according to A. E. Wood and B. Patterson 1959
See also Busker et al. 2020 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Chinchilla, Eoviscaccia, Incamys, Lagidium, Lagostominae, Miochinchilla, Pliolagostomus, Prolagostomus, Sphodromys
Subtaxa: Scotamys antiquus
Type: Scotamys antiquus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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