Neoreomys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

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

See also Fields 1957, Kramarz 2006, Kramarz et al. 2010 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Soriamys

Subtaxa: Neoreomys (Pseudoneoreomys) Neoreomys australis Neoreomys huilensis Neoreomys limatus Neoreomys pinturensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (41 collections), Brazil (1), Chile (5), Colombia (2)

• Deseadan of Bolivia (3)

Total: 52 collections including 65 occurrences

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