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: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also Frailey and Campbell 2004 and Verzi et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Eodelphomys almeidacomposi
Type: Eodelphomys almeidacomposi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289) (Oligocene of Peru)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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