†Artigasia Francis and Mones 1966 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: J. C. Francis and A. Mones. 1966. Artigasia magna n.g., n.sp. (Eumegamyinae), un roedor gigantesco de la época Pliocena Superior de las Barrancas de San Gregorio, Departamento de San José, República Oriental del Uruguay. Kraglieviana - Revista Uruguaya de Geología, Paleontología y Antropología 1(3):89-100
Parent taxon: Eumegamyinae according to J. C. Francis and A. Mones 1966
Sister taxa: Arazamys, Isostylomys, Tetrastylus
Subtaxa: Artigasia magna
Type: Artigasia magna
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Playa Kiyu (Pliocene of Uruguay)
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