Full reference: P. O. Antoine, L. Marivaux, D. A. Croft, G. Billet, M. Ganerod, C. Jaramillo, T. Martin, M. Orliac, J. Tejada, A. J. Altamirano, F. Duranthon, G. Fanjat, S. Rousse and R. Salas-Gismondi. 2011. Middle Eocene rodents from Peruvian Amazonia reveal the pattern and timing of caviomorph origins and biogeography. Proceedings of The Royal Society B 279:1319-1326
Parent taxon: Caviomorpha according to M. Arnal et al. 2019
See also Antoine et al. 2011 and Arnal and Vucetich 2015
Sister taxa: Aenigmys, Balsayacuy, Canaanimys, Cavioidea, Cephalomyidae, Chachapoyamys, Chambiramys, Chinchillidae, Chinchilloidea, Erethizontoidea, Luribayomys, Luribayomys masticator, Octodontoidea, Palmiramys, Palmiramys waltheri, Pozomys, Tacheria, Tarapotomys, Vucetichimys, Zetamyidae
Subtaxa: Cachiyacuy contamanensis Cachiyacuy kummeli
Type: Cachiyacuy contamanensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (2 collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Brazil (1), Peru (1)
• Eocene of Peru (5)
Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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