Cardiodon marshii Ameghino 1885 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae

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 Cardiodon according to F. Ameghino 1885

See also Vucetich et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Anchimys leidyi, Eucardiodon affinis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium orientalis

Ecology: amphibious grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cardiodon marshii in the database

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