Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Synonym: Paractenomys Ameghino 1908
Parent taxon: Ctenomyinae according to M. E. Fernández et al. 2000
See also Ameghino 1902, Deschamps 2005, Rovereto 1914 and Soibelzon et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Actenomys, Chasicomys, Ctemys, Eucelophorus, Megactenomys, Praectenomys, Willidewu, Xenodontomys
Subtaxa: Ctenomys bonariensis Ctenomys brachyrhinus Ctenomys chapalmalensis Ctenomys connoveri Ctenomys cotocaensis Ctenomys formosus Ctenomys kraglievichi Ctenomys magellanicus Ctenomys praderii Ctenomys priscus Ctenomys rusconii Ctenomys subassentiens Ctenomys subquadratus Ctenomys thomasi Ctenomys uquiensis Ctenomys viarapaensis Paractenomys chapadmalensis
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (30 collections), Bolivia (6), Brazil (2), Chile (1), Mexico (1), Uruguay (2)
• Pliocene of Argentina (7)
• Montehermosan of Argentina (1)
Total: 50 collections including 54 occurrences
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