†Eumysops chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Belongs to Eumysops according to Ameghino 1908
Sister taxa: Eumysops cavioides, Eumysops formosus, Eumysops gracilis, Eumysops laeviplicatus, Eumysops marplatensis, Eumysops parodii, Eumysops robustus
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Uquian of Argentina (6 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (2)
• Pliocene of Argentina (26)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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