†Neoepiblema acreensis Bocquentin et al. 1990 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae
Full reference: J. Bocquentin, J. P. S. Filho, and F. R. Negri. 1990. Neoepiblema acreensis, sp. n. (Mammalia, Rodentia) do Neogeno do Acre, Brasil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Serie Ciencias da Terra 2:65-72
Belongs to Neoepiblema according to L. Kerber et al. 2019
See also Bocquentin et al. 1990 and Negri and Ferigolo 1999
Sister taxa: Neoepiblema horridula, Epiblema horridula, Euphilus ambrosettianus
Type specimen: UFAC 1716. Its type locality is Niteroi, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Niteroi
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