Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Full reference: D. H. Verzi, M. G. Vucetich, and C. I. Montalvo. 1994. Octodontid-like Echimyidae (Rodentia): an Upper Miocene episode in the radiation of the family. Paleovertebrata 23(1-4):199-210
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to R. Sostillo et al. 2014
See also Nasif 1998 and Verzi et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: Reigechimys octodontiformis Reigechimys plesiodon Reigechimys simplex
Type: Reigechimys octodontiformis
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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