Full reference: C. D. Frailey and K. E. Campbell, Jr. 2004. Paleogene Rodents from Amazonian Peru: The Santa Rosa Local Fauna. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series 40:71-130
Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to M. Boivin et al. 2017
See also Frailey and Campbell 2004 and Vucetich et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys
Subtaxa: Eobranisamys javierpradoi Eobranisamys riverai Eobranisamys romeropittmanae
Type: Eobranisamys romeropittmanae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1), Brazil (1), Peru (2)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene of Peru (2)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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