Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: L. Kerber, F. R. Negri, A. M. Ribeiro, M. G. Vucetich, and J. P. Souza-Filho. 2016. Late Miocene potamarchine rodents from southwestern Amazonia, Brazil – with description of new taxa. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(1):191-203
Belongs to Pseudopotamarchus according to L. Kerber et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UFAC 4762, a maxilla (right maxilla with P4–M1). Its type locality is Cachoeira do Bandeira, which is in a Miocene fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimoes Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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