†Tetrastylus araucanus Ameghino 1904 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1904. Nuevas especies de mamíferos, cretáceos y terciarios de la República Argentina [New species of mammals, Cretaceous and Tertiarty, from the Argentine Republic]. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 56–58:1-142
Belongs to Tetrastylus according to F. Ameghino 1904
See also Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Tetrastylus angustidens, Tetrastylus atrophiatus, Tetrastylus intermedius, Tetrastylus laevigatus, Tetrastylus montanus
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Salinas Grandes de Hidalgo ( of Argentina)
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