Josephoartigasia Mones 2007 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Synonym: Artigasia Francis and Mones 1966 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to A. Rinderknecht and R. E. Blanco 2008

See also Francis and Mones 1966 and Mones 2007

Sister taxa: Briaromys, Carlesia, Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Discolomys, Doellomys, Drytomomys, Eumegamyinae, Eumegamys, Eumegamysops, Eusigmomys, Ferigolomys, Gyriabrus, Olenopsis, Paranamys, Pentastylodon, Pentastylomys, Potamarchinae, Protomegamys, Pseudosigmomys, Rusconia, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys, Telodontomys, Tetrastylomys

Subtaxa: Josephoartigasia magna Josephoartigasia monesi

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Type: Artigasia magna

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uruguay (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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