†Litodontomys chubutensis Loomis 1914 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cephalomyidae
Belongs to Litodontomys according to F. Busker and M. T. Dozo 2018
See also Wood and Patterson 1959
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ACM 3086, a mandible (fragmentary right mandible with i, p4-m3). Its type locality is Cabeza Blanca, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial shale/claystone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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