†Phanomys mixtus Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Eocardiidae
Belongs to Phanomys according to M. E. Pérez and M. G. Vucetich 2011
See also Ameghino 1894 and Kramarz 2006
Sister taxon: Phanomys vetulus
Type specimen: MACN A 11302, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment with P4-M2). Its type locality is Barrancas del Río Santa Cruz, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (7 collections), Chile (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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