†Loncolicu Vucetich et al. 2015 (caviomorph)
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Full reference: M. Vucetich, M. Dozo, M. Arnal and M. Pérez. 2015. New rodents (Mammalia) from the late Oligocene of Cabeza Blanca (Chubut) and the first rodent radiation in Patagonia. Historical Biology 27(2):236-257
Parent taxon: Chinchilloidea according to M. Vucetich et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Borikenomys, Dinomyidae, Garridomys, Heptaxodontidae, Maquiamys, Microscleromys, Neoepiblemidae, Niedemys, Saremmys, Ucayalimys
Subtaxa: Loncolicu tretos
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Cabeza Blanca ( of Argentina)
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