†Ricardomys Walton 1990 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Etymology: In honor of Richard Kay, profesor of anatomy at Duke University, discoverer of the fossil.
Full reference: A. H. Walton. 1990. Rodents of the La Venta Fauna, Miocene, Colombia: Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmentl implications. Southern Methodist University 1-147
Parent taxon: Adelphomyinae according to A. H. Walton 1990
Sister taxon: Prostichomys
Subtaxa: Ricardomys longidens
Type: Ricardomys longidens
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections), Peru (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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