†Protomegamys Kraglievich 1932 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to A. L. Cione et al. 2000
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Briaromys, Carlesia, Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Discolomys, Doellomys, Drytomomys, Eumegamyinae, Eumegamys, Eumegamysops, Eusigmomys, Ferigolomys, Gyriabrus, Josephoartigasia, Olenopsis, Paranamys, Pentastylodon, Pentastylomys, Potamarchinae, Pseudosigmomys, Rusconia, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys, Telodontomys, Tetrastylomys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. ( of Argentina)
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