Full reference: M. G. Vucetich, M. E. Pérez, M. R. Ciancio, A. A. Carlini, R. H. Madden and M. J. Kohn. 2014. A new acaremyid rodent (Caviomorpha, Octodontoidea) from Scarritt Pocket, Deseadan (late Oligocene) of Patagonia (Argentina). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):689-698
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also Vucetich et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Changquin woodi
Type: Changquin woodi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Crater Lake Beds - Scarritt Pocket (Oligocene of Argentina)
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