†Palaeoctodon Rovereto 1914 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Full reference: C. Rovereto. 1914. Los Estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Buenos Aire 25:1-247
Parent taxon: Octodontidae according to C. I. Montalvo and S. Casadio 1988
Sister taxa: Eoctodon, Eucoelophorus, Massoiamys, Metacaremys, Octodontinae, Octodontomys, Octomys, Phthoramys, Phtoramys, Pithanotomys, Plataeomys, Pseudoplataeomys
Subtaxa: Palaeoctodon simplicidens
Type: Palaeoctodon simplicidens
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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