†Myopotamus australis Moreno 1888 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1888. Informe preliminar de los progresos del Museo La Plata, durante el primer semestre de 1888. Boletim del Museo de La Plata II:1-35
Belongs to Myopotamus according to F. P. Moreno 1888
Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor coypus, Myocastor diligens, Myocastor ipriscus, Myocastor perditus, Myopotamus paranensis, Myopotamus obesus, Tramyocastor majus, Tramyocastor andiai
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myopotamus australis in the database
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