†Scleromys osbornianus Ameghino 1894 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Synonyms: Lomomys insulatus Ameghino 1889, Neoreomys insulatus Ameghino 1889
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1894. Enumeration synoptique des especes de mammifères fossiles des formations éocènes de Patagonie. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba (Republica Argentina) 13:259-452
Belongs to Scleromys according to F. Ameghino 1894
See also Ameghino 1889 and Kramarz 2006
Sister taxa: Scleromys angustus, Scleromys colombianus, Scleromys quadrangulatus, Scleromys schurmanni
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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