†Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) incisus Ameghino 1888 (viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Alternative combinations: Lagostomus incisus, Viscaccia incisa

Synonyms: Lagostomus intermedius Moreno 1888, Lagostomus spicatus Ameghino 1888, Viscaccia spicata Ameghino 1888

Belongs to Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) according to L. L. Rasia and A. M. Candela 2013

See also Moreno 1888, Rasia and Candela 2017 and Rovereto 1914

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) incisus: MACN−A1112, a partial skull (Anterior portion of skull with both incisors, complete tooth rows, and right fragment of basicranium). Its type locality is Farola Monte Hermoso, which is in a Montehermosan floodplain siltstone/siltstone in the Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.
  • Lagostomus intermedius:
  • Lagostomus spicatus:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Argentina (9)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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