Megamys racedi Ameghino 1885 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205

Belongs to Megamys according to F. Ameghino 1885

Sister taxa: Eumegamys contortus, Eumegamys paranensis, Eumegamys scalabrinianus, Megamys holmbergi, Megamys formosus, Megamys laevigatus, Megamys burmeisteri, Megamys patagoniensis, Megamys depressidens

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megamys racedi in the database

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