†Willidewu Vucetich and Verzi 1991 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Full reference: M. G. Vucetich and D. H. Verzi. 1991. Un nuevo Echimyidae (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) de la edad Colhuehuapiense de Patagonia y consideraciones sobre la sistematica de la familia. Ameghiniana 28(1-2):67-74
Parent taxon: Ctenomyinae according to D. H. Verzi et al. 2014
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Vucetich et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Actenomys, Chasicomys, Ctemys, Ctenomys, Eucelophorus, Megactenomys, Praectenomys, Xenodontomys
Subtaxa: Willidewu esteparius
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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