Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027
Parent taxon: Akodontini according to G. D'Elía 2003
See also Ameghino 1889
Sister taxa: Akodon, Bibimys, Blarinomys, Brucepattersonius, Deltamys, Gyldenstolpia, Juscelinomys, Kunsia, Lenoxus, Oxymycterus, Scapteromys, Thalpomys, Thaptomys
Subtaxa: Necromys benefactus Necromys bonapartei Necromys conifer Necromys lactens Necromys lasiurus Necromys obscurus
Type: Necromys conifer
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (1), Brazil (1), Mexico (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (4)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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