Maruchito Vucetich et al. 1993 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Full reference: M. G. Vucetich, M. M. Mazzoni, and U. F. J. Pardiñas. 1993. Los roedores de la Formación Collon Curá (Mioceno Medio), y la ignimbrita Pilcaniyeu. Cañadón del Tordillo, Neuquen. Ameghiniana 30(4):361-381

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to D. H. Verzi et al. 2014

See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Vucetich et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hexolobodon, Hoplomys, Isolobodon, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Rhizoplagiodontia, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Maruchito trilofodonte

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Type: Maruchito trilofodonte

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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