Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Full reference: D. A. Croft, J. M. H. Chick, and F. Anaya. 2011. New middle Miocene Caviomorph rodents from Quebrada Honda, Bolivia. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 18(4):245-268

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to D. A. Croft et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hexolobodon, Hoplomys, Isolobodon, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Reigechimys, Rhizoplagiodontia, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Quebradahondomys potosiensis

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Type: Quebradahondomys potosiensis

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Quebrada Honda (Miocene of Bolivia)

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