†Josephoartigasia monesi Rinderknecht and Blanco 2008 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: A. Rinderknecht and R. E. Blanco. 2008. The largest fossil rodent. Proceedings of The Royal Society B 275:923-928
Belongs to Josephoartigasia according to A. Rinderknecht and R. E. Blanco 2008
Sister taxon: Josephoartigasia magna
Type specimen: MNHN 921, a skull (Skull). Its type locality is Kiyu, which is in a Montehermosan/Ensenadan estuary/bay siltstone/claystone in the San José Formation of Uruguay.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Kiyu
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