Gaimanomys Vucetich and Bond 1984 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Full reference: M. G. Vucetich and M. Bond. 1984. Un nuevo Octodontoidea (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) del Oligoceno tardio de la provincia de Chubut (Argentina). Ameghiniana 21(1):105-114

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to M. G. Vucetich and M. Bond 1984

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gaimanomys in the database

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