†Potamarchus Burmeister 1885 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: G. Burmeister. 1885. Examen critico de los mamiferos y reptiles fosiles denominados por D. Augusto Bravard y mencionados en su obra precedente. Annales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3:93-174
Parent taxon: Potamarchinae according to L. Kerber et al. 2016
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxon: Pseudopotamarchus
Subtaxa: Potamarchus adamiae Potamarchus murinus
Type: Potamarchus murinus
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (3 collections)
• Miocene of Brazil (8), Peru (4), Venezuela (3)
Total: 18 collections including 24 occurrences
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