Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) Kraglievich 1926 (viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Alternative spelling: Lagostomopsis

Parent taxon: Lagostomus according to L. L. Rasia and A. M. Candela 2013

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Lagostomus antiquus, Lagostomus compressidens, Lagostomus euplasius, Lagostomus laminosus, Lagostomus maximus, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla, Lagostomus telenkechanum, Lagostomus trichodactylus

Subtaxa: Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) incisus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)

• Pliocene of Argentina (16)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (4), Bolivia (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 24 collections including 27 occurrences

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