Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Alternative combination: Dipus maximus
Synonyms: Lagostomus angustidens Moreno 1888, Lagostomus cavifrons Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Lagostomus debilis Ameghino 1889, Lagostomus heterogenidens Ameghino 1889, Lagostomus minimus Ameghino 1889
Belongs to Lagostomus according to A. Elissamburu and S. F. Vizcaíno 2004
See also Ameghino 1889, Bennett 1833, Moreno 1888, Rasia 2016, Rasia 2024 and Ubilla and Rinderknecht 2016
Sister taxa: Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis), Lagostomus antiquus, Lagostomus compressidens, Lagostomus euplasius, Lagostomus laminosus, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla, Lagostomus telenkechanum, Lagostomus trichodactylus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (14 collections), Bolivia (2), Brazil (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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