Phtoramys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Parent taxon: Octodontidae according to C. M. Deschamps et al. 2012

See also Deschamps 2005 and Rovereto 1914

Sister taxa: Eoctodon, Eucoelophorus, Massoiamys, Metacaremys, Octodontinae, Octodontomys, Octomys, Palaeoctodon, Phthoramys, Pithanotomys, Plataeomys, Pseudoplataeomys

Subtaxa: Phtoramys hidalguense Phtoramys homogenidens Phtoramys pulcher

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (4 collections)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (9)

• Miocene of Argentina (3)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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