†Dolichotis platycephala Ameghino 1889 (mara)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027
Belongs to Dolichotis according to F. Ameghino 1889
Sister taxa: Dolichotis andina, Dolichotis intermedia, Dolichotis minuscula, Dolichotis patagonum, Dolichotis salinicola
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dolichotis platycephala in the database
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