Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
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 Plexochoerus according to F. Ameghino 1889
See also Vucetich et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus puelchensis
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plexochoerus adluis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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