†Myocastor perditus Ameghino 1902 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
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 Myocastor according to D. Frailey et al. 1980
Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor coypus, Myocastor diligens, Myocastor ipriscus, Tramyocastor andiai, Tramyocastor majus, Myopotamus obesus, Myopotamus paranensis, Myopotamus australis
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: found only at San Blas (Tarija) (Quaternary of Bolivia)
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