Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: P. E. Ortiz, U. F. J. Pardiñas, and S. J. Steppan. 2000. A New Fossil Phyllotine (Rodentia: Muridae) from Northwestern Argentina and Relationships of Reithrodon Group. Journal of Mammalogy 81(1):37-51
Belongs to Tafimys according to P. E. Ortiz et al. 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PVL 4825, a maxilla (Anterior fragment of the skull with incisors and both molars toothrows ). Its type locality is La Angostura, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial sandstone in the Tafí del Valle Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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