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, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium scillatoyanei, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Anchimys leidyi, Eucardiodon affinis
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cardiodon marshii in the database
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