†Deseadomys arambourgi Wood and Patterson 1959 (caviomorph)
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Full reference: A. E. Wood and B. Patterson. 1959. The rodents of the Deseadan Oligocene of Patagonia and the beginnings of South American rodent evolution. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 120:279-428
Belongs to Deseadomys according to A. E. Wood and B. Patterson 1959
Sister taxon: Deseadomys loomisi
Type specimen: MNHN 1903-3-1, a mandible (right mandible with i, p4-m3). Its type locality is La Flecha, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial mudstone in the Deseado Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Peru (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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