†Schistomys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Eocardiidae
Parent taxon: Eocardiinae according to A. E. Wood and B. Patterson 1959
See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Schistomys crassus Schistomys ellipticus Schistomys erro
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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