†Telicomys amazonensis Frailey 1986 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: C. D. Frailey. 1986. Late Miocene and Holocene mammals, exclusive of the Notoungulata, of the Rio Acre Region, western Amazonia. Contributions in Science 374:1-46
Belongs to Telicomys according to C. D. Frailey 1986
Sister taxa: Telicomys giganteus, Telicomys gigantissimus
Type specimen: LACM 117523, a skull. Its type locality is LACM 4418, which is in a Miocene fluvial-lacustrine mudstone in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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