Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Notas sobre algunos mamíferos fósiles nuevos ó poco conocidos del Valle de Tarija. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3(1):225-261
Belongs to Ctenomys according to F. Ameghino 1902
Sister taxa: Ctenomys bonariensis, Ctenomys brachyrhinus, Ctenomys chapalmalensis, Ctenomys connoveri, Ctenomys cotocaensis, Ctenomys formosus, Ctenomys kraglievichi, Ctenomys magellanicus, Ctenomys praderii, Ctenomys priscus, Ctenomys rusconii, Ctenomys subquadratus, Ctenomys thomasi, Ctenomys uquiensis, Ctenomys viarapaensis, Paractenomys chapadmalensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tarija, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in the Tarija Formation of Bolivia
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bolivia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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