†Myopotamus obesus Ameghino 1889 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
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 Myopotamus according to F. Ameghino 1889
Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor coypus, Myocastor diligens, Myocastor ipriscus, Myocastor perditus, Tramyocastor andiai, Tramyocastor majus, Myopotamus australis, Myopotamus paranensis
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myopotamus obesus in the database
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