Protacaremys prior Ameghino 1902 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Synonyms: Archaeocardia mustersiana Ameghino 1904, Palaeocardia mater Ameghino 1902

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Première contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique des couches à Colpodon [First contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Colopdon Beds]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:71-141

Belongs to Protacaremys according to F. Ameghino 1902

See also Ameghino 1904, Vucetich et al. 2010 and Wood and Patterson 1959

Sister taxa: Protacaremys adilos, Protacaremys amplus, Protacaremys avunculus, Protacaremys denisae

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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