Drytomomys Anthony 1922 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to J. V. Tejada-Lara et al. 2015

See also Hoffstetter 1952

Sister taxa: Briaromys, Carlesia, Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Discolomys, Doellomys, Eumegamyinae, Eumegamys, Eumegamysops, Eusigmomys, Ferigolomys, Gyriabrus, Josephoartigasia, Olenopsis, Paranamys, Pentastylodon, Pentastylomys, Potamarchinae, Protomegamys, Pseudosigmomys, Rusconia, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys, Telodontomys, Tetrastylomys

Subtaxa: Drytomomys aequatorialis

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Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (1 collection), Colombia (6), Peru (4)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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