Family Agoutidae Gray 1821 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Agoutidae

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310

Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to D. Huchon and E. J. P. Douzery 2001

See also Gray 1821, Nowak 1991 and Nowak 1999

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

Subtaxa: Dasyproctinae

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Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)

• Miocene of Brazil (2)

• Oligocene of Brazil (1), Peru (8)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Brazil (1)

• Eocene of Peru (2)

Total: 15 collections including 25 occurrences

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